Our judokas to compete at the Dushanbe Grand Slam

According to the International Judo Federation calendar, a Grand Slam tournament will be held in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, from May 2 to 4. Azerbaijan will be represented by eight judokas across six weight categories. The national team will be led by Slavko Tekic, senior coach of the men’s national squad.

Among the tournament’s referees will be Nazim Umbayev, a member of the Azerbaijan Judo Federation’s referee committee and an international referee with an “A” license.

The three-day event will feature 226 athletes (123 men and 103 women) from 27 countries.

Azerbaijan’s lineup:

Men

-60 kg
Balabay Aghayev

-66 kg
Yashar Najafov

-73 kg
Vusal Qalandarzade

-81 kg
Suleyman Shukyurov

-90 kg
Vuqar Talibov
Eljan Hajiyev

+100 kg
Jamal Gamzatkhanov
Kenan Nasibov