BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 5. The European Junior Judo Championships kicked off today in Tallinn, Estonia, Trend reports, citing Idman.biz.
On the first day of competition, three Azerbaijani judokas advanced to the semifinals.
60 kg
Nizami Imranov started to compete from the second round, defeating
Francesco Sampino (Italy) and Serbian Marko Jorgic. In the
semifinal, the Azerbaijani athlete defeated French opponent Dijol
Zacharie and lost to Nazar Viskova (Ukraine) in the decisive
match.
48 kg
Konul Aliyeva also started from the second round, defeating
Begumnaz Dogruyol (Türkiye). Defeat over Romania's Laura Bogdan
advanced Aliyeva to the semifinals, where she defeated Morgan Annis
(France) and, in the final, defeated Zilan Ertem (Türkiye).
Besides, Farida Mirzayeva defeated Vodianna Melaniia (Ukraine), but then lost to Summer Shaw (the UK).
52 kg
Khadija Gadashova defeated French Alyssia Poulange and German Lena
Djeriou, thus advancing to the quarterfinal, where she lost to
Sciacovelli Micaela (Italy) and was defeated by Luca Mamira
(Hungary) in the consolation match.
57 kg
Fidan Alizada started with a defeat over Lea Wyss from
Liechtenstein, then reached the semifinals by defeating Jevgenija
Gajic (Slovenia) and the UK Chloe Link. In this fight, she was
stronger than Vanessa Tolea (Romania), reaching the final. In the
fight for gold, the Azerbaijani athlete will meet with Nino Loladze
(Georgia).
Fidan Gasimova was defeated by Hanna Szasz (Hungary) in the first round.