3 Azerbaijani judokas started the European Championship with victory

Today, 5 more Azerbaijani judokas started fighting in the European youth championship held in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.

According to Qazet.az employee sent to the competition, Vugar Talibov faced Latvian Maksim Duynov in the 1/16 final stage in the 90 kg weight category. He defeated his opponent by ippon, and in the next round he competed against Israeli Inbay Gaba.

Ismayil Zamanov of the same weight managed to beat Slovakian Alex Marushka. Artur Kanevets from Finland will be the opponent in the 1/8 finals.

Ruslan Nasirli in 100 kg defeated Austrian Hubert Illmer in the 1/8 finals. He will face Dutchman Silvan Bulthuis in the next round.