Southern Zone U-17 Judo Championship Takes Place

A regional U-17 championship for the Southern zone was held at the Lankaran Olympic Sports Complex.

A total of 64 judoka representing Bilasuvar, Lankaran, Masalli, Neftchala, Salyan, and Shirvan competed across 10 weight categories.

The aim of the tournament was to strengthen the youth judo pipeline and identify, via quotas, the athletes who will qualify for the national championships. The U-17 regional championships will also award important ranking points toward selection to the national team.

Medal Winners

Boys

• -50 kg

  1. Nasib Dadashli (Masalli)

  2. Rasul Mammadov (Lankaran OSC)

  3. Said Mirzayev (Salyan)

  4. Murad Seferaliyev (Lankaran OSC)

• -55 kg

  1. Bedel Bedelbeyli (Bilasuvar OSC)

  2. Ferames Hasanzade (Lankaran OSC)

  3. Hasan Mammadli (Lankaran OSC)

  4. Anar Guliyev (Shirvan)

• -60 kg

  1. Bagir Aghazade (Masalli)

  2. Elmeddin Mansimov (Masalli)

  3. Yusif Dadashli (Shirvan)

  4. Rasul Yunuslu (Masalli)

• -66 kg

  1. Ali Manafov (Salyan)

  2. Mansur Huseynli (Shirvan)

  3. Ibrahim Natiqli (Bilasuvar OSC)

  4. Farhad Aliyev (Bilasuvar OSC)

• -73 kg

  1. Vusal Shamiyev (Shirvan)

  2. Kamran Mirizade (Bilasuvar OSC)

  3. Tunar Salmanov (Lankaran OSC)

• -81 kg

  1. Yunis Aliyev (Salyan)

  2. Karim Karimli (Masalli)

• -90 kg

  1. Ali Asadzade (Masalli)

• +90 kg

  1. Elgun Gasimov (Lankaran OSC)

Girls

• -44 kg

  1. Nurtac Aliyeva (Lankaran OSC)

• -48 kg

  1. Rugaya Alizade (Lankaran OSC)

  2. Subhane Imamali-zade (Lankaran OSC)