"I returned to the tatami after 11 months. This is not just a return, but a continuation of this path."

Offsideplus.az reports that these words were written by Azerbaijani judoka Hidayat Heydarov in a post on his social network account. Our athlete, who ended his competition early at the Judo World Championship held in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, commented on the defeat as follows:

"My goal is clear: to rise to the top again. Losing is also part of this path. But remember: I am here and victory will come again. I will speak not with words, but with deeds."

It should be noted that our Olympic champion lost to Georgian-born athlete Otari Kvantidze, representing Portugal, in the 1/16 finals of the World Championship.