Three Azerbaijani judokas to join World Championship today

Baku. 29 August. REPORT.AZ/ Today, athletes at two more weight categories will join the World Judo Championship in Budapest, Hungary.

Report informs, women will compete at 52 kg and men at 66 kg weight category on the second day of the competition. Azerbaijan will be represented by Buyankhishig Purevsuren and Nazakat Azizova in women's competition and by Nijat Shikhalizade in men's.

Men

66 kg

1/32 finals. Nijat Shikhalizade - Yeldos Zhumakanov (Kazakhstan)

Women

52 kg

1/32 finals. Buyankhishig Purevsuren - Natalia Kuziutina (Russia)

1/32 finals. Nazakat Azizova - Ikram Sukate (Morocco)

Notably, competing at weight category 60 kg on the first day of the competition, Orkhan Safarov lost to Japanese world and Asia champion Naohisa Takato in finals and gained silver medal. Azerbaijani female judokas, 48 kg, Leyla Aliyeva and Erdenebat Bazarragchaa lost at the first fight and stopped competing.