On May 9-10, the European Cup in judo for seniors will be held in the city of Gori, Georgia.
Medianews.az reports, citing "Qafqazinfo," that in the competition organized by the European Judo Union, 26 judokas (23 men, 3 women) from Azerbaijan will participate across 9 weight categories. The male national team will be led by senior coaches Elchin Ismayilov and Robert Kravchik, while the women's national team will be coached by Imamverdi Mammadov.
208 athletes (150 men, 58 women) from 17 countries will compete in the international tournament. Among the referees representing fairness in the competition will be members of the Azerbaijan Judo Federation’s referee panel — international referees with "A" category Arzu Acalova and Rashad Aliyev, and international referee with "B" category Ulvi Aliyev.
The roster of the Azerbaijan national team is as follows:
Men
-60 kg
Babarahim Mirzayev
Murad Aliyev
Murad Muradli
Muhammad Mamishov
Shamo Huseynov
-66 kg
Yashar Najafov
Huseyn Allahyarov
Zahir Agazade
Islam Rahimov
Nizami Imranov
Bahram Gurbanli
Elshen Asadov
Nazir Talibov
-73 kg
Nadir Imanov
Rufat Shovlatov
Nariman Mirzayev
Elton Imranov
-90 kg
Khayyam Aliyev
-100 kg
Nihad Shikhali-zade
Ejder Baghirov
Shahin Asadov
Elmar Gasimov
+100 kg
Qurban Mammadli
Women
-48 kg
Diana Tchkayeva
-57 kg
Ulviya Bayramova
+78 kg
Madina Kaisinova