The Junior
U-21 Baku Open Judo Championship started at the “Sarhadchi” Sport
Olympic Center. 318 judoists (295 boys, 23 girls) from 32 teams joined the
championship organized by the Azerbaijan Judo Federation and Baku City Youth
and Sports Head Office.On the
first day of the race 11 weight categories were determined.Five judokas
of the “Neftchi Sports Club” were among the medalists. In the girls’
competition Nigar Jafarova (+78 kg) climbed to the highest step of the podium.
Fatima Huseynova (52 kg), Aytaj Guluzada (48 kg) and Jamala Mugumova (63 kg)
took the third places.Vusal
Shamilov, who competed in the 81kg weight category among the boys, was awarded
with a bronze medal in the capital championship.