The European Judo Cup has been finished in Athens, the capital of
Greece. 302 athletes (200 boys, 102 girls) have take part in the competition
from 24 countries and our team has been represented by 22 judokas (19 boys, 3
girls).The performance of Azerbaijani judokas has been successful in the
continental championship. So that, our judokas have won 4 medals ( 1 gold, 2
silver and 1 bronze) in the competition. Hidayat Heydarov (73 kg) has completed
all the matches with a victory and has become the winner. Natig Gurbanov (55
kg) and Tofig Mammadov (60 kg) have lost only in the final and have taken
silver medals and Murad Heydarli (60 kg) has won a bronze medal.Note that, 3 medalists – Hidayat Heydarov, Natig Gurbanov and Murad
Heydarli are the judokas of “Neftchi” Sports Club.