BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 7. Azerbaijani
judoka Balabey Agayev has advanced to the final of the Grand Slam
tournament in Paris, Trend reports.
Competing in the 60 kg weight category, the 27-year-old athlete
defeated Israel’s Itzhak Ashpiz in the semifinals to secure his
place in the final.
Another Azerbaijani judoka, Ruslan Pashayev, will compete for
third place in the same weight class after losing in the
semifinals, while Nazir Talibov was eliminated in the round of 16
by Portugal’s Miguel Gagoya.
The Grand Slam tournament is scheduled to conclude on February
8, with Azerbaijan represented by a total of eight judokas.
