The roster for the Azerbaijani national judo team competing at the upcoming World Championships has been officially announced.
13 judokas (9 men and 4 women) will represent Azerbaijan in individual events across 10 weight categories at the tournament, scheduled to take place from June 13 to 20 in Budapest, Hungary, Idman.biz reports.
The national team will compete under the guidance of Performance Director and men’s head coach Richard Trautmann, along with senior coaches Elkhan Mammadov, Elchin Ismayilov, Robert Kravchik, and Slavko Tekic. The women's team is led by head coach Amina Abdellatif and senior coach Sasha Herkenrath-Wimar.
The individual events will be held at the László Papp Sports Arena from June 13 to 19, while the mixed team competition is set for June 20.
Azerbaijan's World Championship squad:
Men’s categories:
60 kg: Ahmed Yusifov
66 kg: Ruslan Pashayev
73 kg: Hidayat Heydarov, Rashid Mammadaliyev
81 kg: Zelim Tckaev
90 kg: Eljan Hajiyev, Vuqar Talibov
100 kg: Zelim Kotsoyev
+100 kg: Ushangi Kokauri
Women’s categories:
48 kg: Leyla Aliyeva, Konul Aliyeva
52 kg: Gultaj Mammadaliyeva
57 kg: Fidan Alizada
Mixed team competition:
70 kg: Aytaj Gardashkhanli, Gunel Hasanli
Idman.biz
