The Grand Slam judo tournament has kicked off today in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with Azerbaijani athletes competing for top honors.
Idman.biz reports that the Azerbaijani team secured their first medal on the opening day of the tournament. Competing in the 60 kg category, Turan Bayramov delivered an impressive performance, claiming the silver medal.
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Turan Bayramov first defeated Yuntao Wang (China), then he overcame Mehrzod Sufiev (Tajikistan) in the quarterfinals. In the Semifinals, he defeated Bahrom Baturov (Uzbekistan)
İn the final, he faced Ayub Bliev (IJF), finishing with silver after a hard-fought match.
Balabay Aghayev entered in the second round but lost to Anvarjon Ibrokhimov (Uzbekistan).
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Yashar Najafov lost his opening match to Ramazan Abdullayev (IJF).
The Tashkent Grand Slam features 242 judokas from 23 countries and will continue for three days.
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