Azerbaijani judokas back to Baku with grabbed 5 medals of European Cup

Baku. 4 July. REPORT.AZ/ Azerbaijani judokas who won five medals at the Junior European Judo Cup in Kaunas, Lithuania, have returned to Baku.

Report informs citing official website of the Azerbaijan Judo Federation (AJF), team members, who won 1 gold, 3 silver and 1 silver medals, were greeted at Heydar Aliyev International Airport, by the federation officials, representatives of the sports community, journalists, a group of fans and family members of the athletes.

Notably, Vusala Karimova (40 kg) defeated all rivals at the continental cup and became European champion. In men's competition, Aykhan Tanriverdiyev (55 kg), Vusal Ibrahimov (60 kg) and Gnyaz Mahmudlu (66 kg) lost finals and won silver medals. David Abasli (60 kg) won a bronze medal.

In total, 430 junior judokas from 42 countries (234 boys and 196 girls) were represented in the European Cup. Azerbaijan was represented by 16 judokas (10 boys and 6 girls).

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