The draw ceremony for the Judo Grand Slam tournament, to be held in Tbilisi, Georgia, has taken place.

According to Offsideplus.az, the opening opponents for the Azerbaijani representatives have been determined.

Azerbaijan will be represented by 11 judokas across 7 weight categories in this World Judo Tour event. A total of 386 athletes from 51 countries will compete in the tournament.

The preliminary rounds of the Tbilisi Grand Slam, which kicks off tomorrow, will start at 10:00 AM, with the final block scheduled for 5:00 PM. The competition will conclude on March 22.

Men's Draw

66 kg, Round of 64

  • Turan Bayramov vs. Kilian Noel (France)

66 kg, Round of 32

  • Rashad Yelkiyev vs. Jochem van Harten (Netherlands)

73 kg, Round of 64

  • Kamran Suleymanov vs. Rei Marinx (Belgium)

73 kg, Round of 32

  • Hidayat Heydarov vs. Zelemkhan Batchayev (Belgium)

+100 kg, Round of 16

  • Jamal Gamzatkhanov vs. Winner of Saba Kardava (Georgia) / Losseni Kone (Germany)

  • Kanan Nasibov vs. Winner of Yelaman Yergaliyev (Kazakhstan) / Gela Zaalishvili (Georgia)

    Women's Draw

48 kg, Round of 32

  • Konul Aliyeva vs. Michel Altanshagay (Mongolia)

52 kg, Round of 16

  • Leyla Aliyeva vs. Gefen Primo (Israel)

70 kg, Round of 32

  • Sudaba Agayeva vs. Nino Gulbani (Georgia)

  • Aytaj Gardashkhanli vs. Shirinjon Yuldoshova (Uzbekistan)

+78 kg, Round of 16

  • Madina Kaisinova vs. Erica Simonetti (Italy)