International
“Grand Slam” Judo Tournament was held in Dusseldorf, Germany. 441 athletes from
65 countries demonstrated their skills at the championship.The Azerbaijani
national team won two medals of the tournament and these medals were won by the
judokas of the “Neftchi Sports Club”. Rustam Orujov, who competed in 73kg
weight category, was confident in the final. He won Jack Bensted (AUT), Behruz
khojazoda (UZB), Ferdinand Karapetian (ARM) and Igor Wandtke (DEU). In the
final, Orujov lost to Shohei Ono (JPN) and was awarded by silver medal of the
tournament.Irina Kindzerska
(+78 kg) won a bronze medal in women’s competitions. Our female athlete won
Larissa Cerić (BIH) in the match for the third place.Recall that
Irina Kindzerska had won a bronze medal two weeks ago at the same tournament
held in Paris, France.