Azerbaijani judoka Rashid Mammadaliyev (73 kg) has secured a bronze medal at the "Grand Slam" tournament held in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.

Offsideplus.az reports that the 26-year-old athlete faced Ahmadzod Masudi of Tajikistan in the third-place match. By defeating his opponent, Mammadaliyev claimed the bronze medal in the competition.

It should be noted that Azerbaijan is represented by 6 judokas across 4 weight categories in this World Judo Tour event. Yesterday, Murad Muradli (60 kg), as well as Islam Rahimov and Nizami Imranov (both 66 kg), were unable to secure medals. The Grand Slam will conclude on May 3.