The “Pan American Open” judo tournament has been finished in
Lima, the capital of Peru. 288 (172 male, 116 female) athletes have
participated in the competition from 60 countries. Aimed license to the Olympic
Games in Rio de Janeiro the last day of the competition have been successful
for our national team.The graduate of “Neftchi” Sports Club representing our country in the 81
kg weight category Abdulhag Rasullu has won the local athlete Daniel Vizcarra
and the judoka of USA Shintaro Higashi
and has reached the semifinal. At this stage Rasullu has lost to the Libyan
Nacif Elias and has joined the fight for bronze medal. He has won the
representative of Turkey Emirhan Yucel and has won the bronze medal of the
prestigious tournament.Other judoka of the club Tural Safguliyev (90 kg) has taken the 5th
place.