Zelim Kotsoyev became Olympic champion

We did that too! Azerbaijan’s national judo team won a gold medal for the second time, winning a historic victory at the Olympic Games!

Following Hidayat Heydarov (73kg), Zelim Kotsoyev (100kg) became the winner of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

Zelim Kotsoyev, who became European champion in Montpellier in France in November last year and World champion in May this year in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, was one of the main contenders to win the Olympic Games. Zelim, who tops the world rankings, showed great perseverance throughout the competition and the determination that characterizes a true top athlete in the end yielded a satisfactory outcome.

We would like to emphasize that during the competition, our athlete defeated all three other judokas on the podium.

After Hidayat Heydarov, Zelim Kotsoyev became the second Azerbaijani judoka to win European, World and Olympic titles.

It should be noted that President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva once again congratulated our athlete on the championship.

We, as the Azerbaijan Judo Federation, congratulate Zelim Kotsoyev and all our people on the brilliant victory!