Azerbaijani judoka Ahmad Yusifov won a bronze medal at the European Championship that started today in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro.

Offsideplus.az reports that although our athlete, competing in the 60 kg weight category, lost in the 1/4 finals, he defeated another Azerbaijani, Turan Bayramov, in the consolation round.

Later, in the match for third place, A. Yusifov, who defeated Spaniard Francisco Garrigo with an ippin technique, won the first medal for our country at the continental championship.

Apart from Turan Bayramov, our other representatives who tested their strength today, Ruslan Pashayev (66 kg), Konul Aliyeva (48 kg) and Gultaj Mammadaliyeva (52 kg), were left empty-handed.

6 more male and 4 female judokas will take to the tatami in the competition that will continue until April 26.