Azerbaijan’s national judo team will compete at the Grand Prix in Croatia’s capital, Zagreb, from 13 to 15 November, as scheduled on the International Judo Federation calendar.
Fanat.az reports that the Azerbaijan Judo Federation’s press service (ACF) announced the news.
Azerbaijan will be represented by 12 judokas (nine men and three women) at the event, which offers ranking points towards qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympic Games. The Azerbaijani athletes will compete in nine weight categories.
Senior coaches Elkhan Mammadov and Robert Krawczyk will lead the men’s national team, while head coach Amina Abdellatif will oversee the women’s team.
A total of 515 athletes (314 men and 201 women) from 70 countries will take to the tatami at the Zagreb Grand Prix, part of the World Judo Tour.
Gultaj Mammadaliyeva (52kg), Sudaba Aghayeva (70kg) and Madina Kaisinova (+78kg) will compete in the women’s event.
In the men’s competition, Murad Muradli (60kg), Turan Bayramov, Nizami Imranov (both 66kg), Nariman Mirzayev, Rufat Shovlatov (both 73kg), Vugar Talibov (90kg), Ajdar Bagirov (100kg), Ushangi Kokauri and Kanan Nasibov (both +100kg) will bid for victory.
This article was translated from Azerbaijani with the help of AI. Original in Azerbaijani
