The draw ceremony for the Judo Grand Slam has taken place in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.

Offsideplus.az reports that the opening opponents for the Azerbaijani representatives have been determined following the draw. Azerbaijan will be represented by 11 judokas (6 men, 5 women) across 7 weight categories in this World Judo Tour event. A total of 295 athletes from 36 countries will compete in the tournament.

The Astana Grand Slam will be held from May 8 to 10. On the first day of competition, the preliminary rounds will start at 10:00, followed by the final block at 16:00.

Here are the opening matchups for the Azerbaijani judokas:

Men

66 kg, Round of 32

Rashad Yelkiyev vs. Hyonu An (South Korea)

Turan Bayramov vs. Matteo Piras (Italy)

73 kg, Round of 16

Rashid Mammadaliyev vs. winner of Yersultan Duysenxan (Kazakhstan) / Arun Kumar (India)

90 kg, Round of 32

Aslan Kotsoyev vs. Aybol Nissanali (Kazakhstan)

+100 kg, Round of 16

Jamal Feyziyev vs. Jakub Sordyl (Poland)

Ushangi Kokauri vs. Jantilek Nurtilepuli (Kazakhstan)

Women

48 kg, Round of 32

Shafag Hamidova vs. Aitana Diaz Hernandez (Spain)

48 kg, Round of 16

Konul Aliyeva vs. winner of Sevinch Murodova (Uzbekistan) / Kristina Dudina (Russia)

52 kg, Round of 32

Leyla Aliyeva vs. Tanishtha Tokas (India)

52 kg, Round of 16

Gultaj Mammadaliyeva vs. Shraddha Kadubal Chopade (India)

70 kg, Round of 16

Sudaba Agayeva vs. Miriam Butkereit (Germany)