Team Azerbaijan Announced for the Junior World Championships

Junior World Judo Championships to be held in Lima on 5–8 October; Azerbaijan to field 8 athletes across 5 weight categories

Azerbaijan will be represented by 8 judoka (6 men, 2 women) in 5 weight categories at the prestigious event.

Coaching staff

• Men (Juniors): Head Coach Rustam Alimli, Coach Elkhan Rajabli

• Women (Juniors): Head Coach Amina Abdellatif, Senior Coach Sasha Herkenrat-Vimar

Event scale: 454 athletes from 66 countries are entered (242 men, 212 women).

Team Azerbaijan — Men

-60 kg — Nihad Mamisov, Farid Garayev
-66 kg — Mahammad Musayev, Nizami Imranov
-81 kg — Suleyman Shukurov
+100 kg — Ramazan Ahmadov

Team Azerbaijan — Women

-52 kg — Khadija Gadeshova, Aydan Valiyeva