Baku to host World Judo Championship 2018

Baku. 6 January. REPORT.AZ/ 2018 World Judo Championship will be held in Baku.

Report informs, President of International Judo Federation (IJF) Marius Vizer told in his statement to reporters.

M.Vizer spoke at the seminar for referees and coaches organized by IJF: “I am proud of administering such a seminar together with president of Azerbaijan Judo Federation Rovnag Abdullayev. The seminar has brought together about 400 delegates from 100 countries. We have changed some rules. We took this step to simplify Judo, make it more attractive and dynamic sport. I express my thanks to Azerbaijani state and SOCAR for joint work with us. I also express my thanks for support to Judo in Azerbaijan”.

Notably, the seminar kicked off today will last two days.