BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 9. Azerbaijan’s judo
team concluded the individual competitions at the 6th Islamic
Solidarity Games in Riyadh with an impressive haul of nine medals,
Trend
reports.
Zelim Kotsoyev claimed silver in the 100 kg category after
falling to Egypt’s Omar Ashraf Jamaleldin in the final. Ushangi
Kokauri added a bronze medal in the +100 kg division.
Earlier in the tournament, Hidayat Heydarov (73 kg) and Sudabe
Ağayeva (70 kg) won gold medals, while Konul Aliyeva (48 kg) took
silver. Bronze medals were secured by Aytaj Gardashkhanlı (70 kg),
Eljan Hajıyev (90 kg), Aydan Valiyeva (52 kg), and Ruslan Pashayev
(66 kg).
The Azerbaijani squad will now turn its attention to the mixed
team competition on November 10, where it will face hosts Saudi
Arabia in the quarter-finals.
