Azerbaijani judoka Eljan Hajiyev (90 kg) has risen to second place in the world rankings.
The World Championship bronze medalist and recent Universiade silver medalist trails only Japan’s Sanshiro Murao in the rankings, Idman.biz reports.
Hidayat Heydarov (73 kg), however, has lost his top spot and dropped to sixth place.
Another Paris 2024 champion, Zelym Kotsoiev (100 kg), is currently ranked third. Zelim Tckaev (81 kg) holds the second position.
Balabay Aghayev (60 kg) is ranked ninth, while Ruslan Pashayev (66 kg) is among the top 16. Ushangi Kokauri (+100 kg) sits in tenth place.
Idman.biz
