BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 31. The European Junior
Judo Cup concluded in the Austrian city of Graz, Trend reports.
On the final day of the competition, the Azerbaijani team won
four more medals.
Competing in the 90 kg weight class, Suleyman Shukurov defeated
all his opponents and won the gold medal. On his way to the final,
the Azerbaijani judoka defeated representatives from Romania,
Kazakhstan, Georgia, Hungary, and Germany. In the decisive bout,
Suleyman Shukurov defeated Brazilian athlete João Pedro
Canelha.
Roman Garayev (81 kg), Aslan Kotsoyev (90 kg) and Ramazan
Ahmadov (over 100 kg) finished the tournament with bronze
medals.
On the first day of the competition, Muhammad Musayev (up to 66
kg) won the gold medal.
Thus, the Azerbaijani team, which finished the European Cup with
two gold and three bronze medals, took second place in the youth
competition and third place in the overall medal count among
representatives of 34 countries.
