Hidayat Heydarov, representing “Neftchi” Sports Club in the Azerbaijan national team, has achieved a historic success at the European Championship held in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. As a three-time European champion, he advanced to the final through determined competition. In the decisive match, he won Danil Lavrentev (Austria). This makes Hidayat Heydarov the only athlete in the history of Azerbaijani judo to become a four-time European champion.It’s worth noting that on the first day of the competition, another judoka from our club, Balabay Agayev (60 kg), won the silver medal.