BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 12. Grand Slam judo tournament continues in Astana, Kazakhstan, with four Azerbaijani judokas performing on the third day of the competition, Trend reports.
European champion Elcan Hajiyev started the tournament with a victory. Azerbaijani representative won in the 1/8 finals against Yermakhan Anurbekov. In the next match, Elcan won the Israeli Lee Kochman and advanced to the semi-finals. He lost against Yahor Voropayev (AIN). Hajiyev defeated Eldar Allahverdiyev (AIN) for the bronze medal.
Vugar Talibov won Muhammedali Mavlidov (Kazakhstan), Kristofer Kaljulaid (Estonia) and Eldar Allahverdiyev (MIN). He lost to German Edurar Trippel in the semi-finals. Talibov defeated Serbia's Nemanja Majdov for bronze.
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