The draw for the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam has been held

The draw for the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, to be held in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, has been conducted. Based on the draw, the first opponents of our judokas have been determined.

At the event, which is part of the IJF World Judo Tour series, Azerbaijan will be represented by 10 judokas in 5 weight categories. A total of 373 judokas from 52 countries will compete at the international tournament.

You can watch the preliminary block of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam live tomorrow from 10:00 (Baku time) on JudoTV, and the final block from 17:00 on the Idman TV channel.

Men

-60 kg, 1/8 final

Ahmad Yusifov – winner of the bout between Csanad Feczko (Hungary) and Seungbeom Jeon (Korea)

Balabay Aghayev – winner of the bout between Marton Andrasi (Hungary) and Salih Yildiz (Turkey)

-66 kg, 1/16 final

Ruslan Pashayev – Hamad Matlaei (UAE)

Rashad Yelkiyev – Denis Vieru (Moldova) / Alessio De Luca (Italy)

-73 kg, 1/16 final

Rashid Mammadaliyev – Steven Boldbaatar (USA)

Hidayat Heydarov – winner of the bout between Adil Osmanov (Moldova) and Giovanni Esposito (Italy)

-90 kg, 1/16 final

Murad Fatiyev – Aliaksandr Sidoryk (Belarus)

Aslan Kotsoev – Yermakhan Anuarbekov (Kazakhstan)

+100 kg, 1/8 final

Dzhamal Gamzatkhanov – winner of the bout between Azamat Chotchaev (Bahrain) and Yelaman Yergaliyev (Kazakhstan)

Ushangi Kokauri – winner of the bout between Mikita Sviryd (Croatia) and Munir Ertug (Turkey)