Azerbaijani judoka Ushangi Kokauri has claimed a silver medal at the Grand Slam tournament held in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Offsideplus.az reports that competing in the +100 kg weight category, our athlete secured confident victories over Jantilek Nurtilepulu (Kazakhstan), Erik Abramov (Germany), and Timan Diabi (France) on his way to the final.

In the decisive match, Kokauri faced Inal Tasoev (Russia). Despite a strong performance, he finished as the runner-up and took the second spot on the podium.

It is worth noting that just a week ago, the judoka won a bronze medal at a similar Grand Slam event held in Dushanbe.