BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 30. Azerbaijani
national team member Hidayat Heydarov won a bronze medal at the
Judo Grand Slam tournament in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United
Arab Emirates.
This was reported by the Azerbaijan Judo Federation.
“The Azerbaijani judoka, competing in the under-73-kg weight
class, defeated Lucian Borsh Dumitrescu (Romania), Abdul-Malik
Umaev (Belgium), and Akil Gjakova (Kosovo) in succession to advance
to the semifinals.
After losing at this stage to Masudi Ahmadzoda of Tajikistan,
Heydarov defeated British athlete Irakli Goginashvili in the
bronze-medal match.
Thus, the number of medals won by the Azerbaijani national team
at the tournament reached four. Earlier, Balabay Aghayev (-60 kg)
and Konul Aliyeva (-48 kg) won gold medals, while Rashad Elkiyev
(-66 kg) won a bronze medal,” the statement noted.
