The draw ceremony for the Grand Slam tournament to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, has taken place.
Offsideplus.az reports that based on the draw results, the initial opponents for the Azerbaijani athletes have been determined. Azerbaijan will be represented by 18 judokas (12 men, 6 women) across 12 weight categories in this World Judo Tour event.
Men's Category
60 kg (Round of 32):
Ahmad Yusifov vs. Samariddin Kuchkarov (Uzbekistan)
Balabay Aghayev vs. Bakhrom Boturov (Uzbekistan)
66 kg:
Nizami Imranov vs. Minhao Zhang (China)
Turan Bayramov vs. Matan Kokolayev (Israel)
73 kg:
Round of 64: Kamran Suleymanov vs. Shusuke Uchimura (Japan)
Round of 32: Hidayat Heydarov vs. Arun Kumar (India)
81 kg (Round of 32): Omar Rajabli vs. Adrian Sulca (Romania)
90 kg (Round of 32): Murad Fatiyev vs. Vlad Visan (Romania)
100 kg:
Round of 32: Ajdar Baghirov vs. Ernazar Sarsenbayev (Uzbekistan)
Round of 16: Zelim Kotsoiev vs. Winner of Tornike Poladishvili (Georgia) / Bakhtovar Bobokhonov (Tajikistan)
+100 kg (Round of 16):
Jamal Gamzatkhanov vs. Ritik Kumar (India)
Kanan Nasibov vs. Winner of Gela Zaalishvili (Georgia) / Islombek Ravshankulov (Uzbekistan)
Women's Category (Round of 32)
48 kg:
Konul Aliyeva vs. Sevinch Murodova (Uzbekistan)
Shafag Hamidova vs. Wenna Zhuang (China)
52 kg: Leyla Aliyeva vs. Liliia Nugaeva (Russia)
63 kg: Fidan Alizada vs. Sevinch Isokova (Uzbekistan)
70 kg: Sudaba Agayeva vs. Kamila Badurova (Russia)
+78 kg: Madina Kaisinova vs. Umida Nigmatova (Uzbekistan)
In total, 370 athletes from 39 countries will compete in the tournament.
