The judo World Championship continues in Baku.

According to Offsideplus.az, on the third day of the tournament held at the National Gymnastics Arena, Rashid Mammadaliyev made a memorable impact in the 73 kg weight category.

Starting from the Round of 16, our judoka progressed by defeating Justin Lemire (Canada) and Ethan Nern (Great Britain) to reach the quarter-finals. In this stage, he was defeated by Dayan Bulemtafes but continued his campaign in the repechage rounds.

In the repechage match, R. Mammadaliyev triumphed over Leonardo Valeriani, securing a place in the bronze medal contest.

In the decisive match, our judoka defeated Brazilian athlete Daniel Karni, who is a bronze medalist at the Olympic Games and World Championship, thus claiming the bronze medal at the World Championship.