The teams from the countries have already confirmed their participation at the lap of the World Cup on Judo to be held in the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concert Centre on August 26-27.
According to the Main Coach of the Team of Azerbaijan Agayar Akhundzadeh, athletes from such countries like Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Georgia, Norway, Uzbekistan and others will participate at this tournament. The fact that just after the start of the Judo tournament, in a couple of days the Judo World Championship among the military to be held has had an influence on the number of participants of the Baku tournament. Also some teams prepare for the World Cup among Youth in the Dominican Republic, and this will have its influence on the content of teams as well, pointed out A. Akhundzadeh.
It should be mentioned that the next year the lap of the World Cup to be held in Azerbaijan will be of a licensed nature.