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20 October 2019 17:14

Azerbaijani judokas won first medals in the 7th Military World Games

The 7th Military World Games conducted in Wuhan, China continue. 
On October 20, the members of our judo team Hidayat Heydarov (81 kg weight class) and Mammadali Mehdiyev (in the weight class up to 91 kg), have successfully performed and were awarded bronze medals of the competition.
It should be noted that Hidayat Heydarov has won the first bronze medal for our team.
Our another representative Elmar Gasimov (up to 100 kg) in his first fight defeated Chilean athlete Oscar Alarcon by ippon. However, our athlete has lost to Frenchman Olivar Sedric at the 1/4 final and will continue to fight in the consolation matches.
In the boxing competition, our representative Sarhan Aliyev (60-64 kg) in his first fight defeated Sri Lankan athlete Rajacarun Bandara with a score 5:0. On October 21, Sarhan Aliyev will fight against Brazilian Olivier Vanderson.