Azerbaijani taekwondo athlete Mehdi Budagli defeated his Armenian opponent at the 18th European Youth Summer Olympic Festival.
The world and European champion competing in the 48 kg weight category was declared the winner in the first round as his opponent did not appear for the match, Idman.biz reports.
In the round of 16, our representative defeated Armenian Sergey Davtyan to advance to the next stage.
Mehdi Budagli’s opponent in the round of 8 will be Turkiye’s Altug Gesge.
Idman.biz