"The first race of the year was successful. I was in good form. I wanted to win a gold medal, but I got silver."
Yashar Najafov, a judoka of the Azerbaijan national team, told Idman.biz.
He evaluated getting a silver medal at the Grand Prix held in Odivelas, Portugal at the weight of 66 kg: "In the first stage, the level of competitors was normal. Later, I reached the finals, beating more experienced World and Olympic medalists. As for the question of what was not enough for the gold medal, if I knew the answer, I would probably be a champion."
He said that he was better than Yago Abuladze (AIN) in the decisive match: "The opponent could not beat me in any way. I had the advantage as far as the golden point. I just made a small gap. He is strong and a good athlete. But it is not an insurmountable barrier."
It should be noted that on the first day of the Grand Prix, Turan Bayramov (60 kg) and Kamran Suleymanov (66 kg) took the third place.
Emin Aga
Idman.biz
