Zulfiyya Huseynova Crowned Veterans World Judo Champion

The Azerbaijani team has concluded its campaign at the Veterans World Judo Championships held in Paris, France.

On the final day, our sole female representative, Zulfiyya Huseynova, captured the world title in the F6 age category. Competing at -70 kg, she defeated Great Britain’s Simone Strong by ippon in the final.

Earlier, Movlud Miraliyev (M5, -100 kg) won gold; Farhad Rajabli (M8, -90 kg) took silver; while Qurban Mammadli (M2, +100 kg), Vugar Babayev (M3, -66 kg), Zaur Bagirov (M4, +100 kg) and Azer Asgarov (M6, -100 kg) each claimed bronze.

In total, our team finished the championships with 7 medals: 2 gold, 1 silver, and 4 bronze.