On August 26, the draw ceremony for the World Judo Championship among juniors was held in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.
The draw results have determined the first opponents of Azerbaijani judokas, Idman.biz reports.
Azerbaijan will be represented in the individual competition by 15 athletes (8 boys and 7 girls) across 10 weight categories. The national team will also compete in the mixed team event on the final day of the tournament.
The preliminary round matches will start tomorrow at 12:00 Baku time, and the final block will begin at 17:30.
Girls
44 kg, Round of 32
Gulshan Huseynova – Iana Prituleac (Romania)
Khadija Abdullayeva – Ainara Seitzhanova (Kazakhstan)
48 kg, Round of 64
Leyla Alakbarova – Khongorzul Ariunzorig (Mongolia)
48 kg, Round of 32
Narmin Aghamirzazade – Celine Iddir (France)
52 kg, Round of 64
Aysun Mammadova – Giulia Bonzano (Italy)
57 kg, Round of 32
Samaya Yusifli – Nonoka Yamakawa (Japan)
70 kg, Round of 32
Masuma Mammadli – Vanessa Karaffova (Czech Republic)
Boys
50 kg, Round of 32
Rza Khalilli – Tsvetelin Martinov (Bulgaria)
50 kg, Round of 16
Anar Guliyev – winner of Narek Davtyan (Armenia) / Dikgang Kwadibana (Botswana)
55 kg, Round of 32
Rasul Alizada – Badar-Ugan Badamdorj (Mongolia)
Mahammadali Husiyev – Victor Hugo Silva (Brazil)
60 kg, Round of 64
Royal Gayibov – Raffaele Sodano (Italy)
60 kg, Round of 32
Zeyd Alasgarov – winner of Alexandros Polychronidis (Greece) / Kristian Butuci (Croatia)
73 kg, Round of 32
Mahammad Aghakishiyev – winner of Ieso Samsiani (Georgia) / Atkhan Bichoev (IJF)
+90 kg, Round of 16
Subhan Akhundov – winner of Kaito Tokita (Japan) / Ahmad Alobaidan (Kuwait)
Mixed team event
Round of 16
Azerbaijan – Georgia
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