On the third and final day of the Baku Grand Slam, Azerbaijan won another gold medal with Murad Fatiyev
ADVERTISING
Also on the third day of the Grand Slam of Baku provided an exciting day of judo in the Azerbaijani capital.
And once again, numerous children rushed to fill the room National Gymnastics Arena to watch their sporting heroes on their way to glory at one of the main events of the IJF World Tour.
The -90 kg final saw Murad FATIYEV face the Hungarian champion Krisztian TOTH. Almost four minutes before the golden score, Fatiyev took a great opportunity and overtook his opponent, to the delight of the crowd. “The public supported us a lot, and it is perhaps thanks to them that I achieved this result. We have already won three gold medals and we believe that in the next final we will get another one.” Farid GAYIBOV, Minister of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan, presented the medals.
Guusje STEENHUIS and Yuliia KURCHENKO finished the golden score challenge after a hard battle in the -78 kg. However, the Dutch judoka wasted no time and with a ko-uchi gari in the first exchange she overcame her opponent and won the title. The medal was presented to her by Vladimir BARTA, sports director of the IJF. “It’s been a while since I won a gold medal, so it’s really important for my confidence to show everyone that I can bring home a title. People really like the throwing techniques and the victories – it’s really nice “.
In the -100 kg world number one Ilia DON’T SAY GOODBYE he secured first place on the podium, thanks to a sacrifice technique that led to Piotr KUCZERA losing by ippon. The medal was presented to him by the CEO of Harvest Group, Almaz ALSENOV.
Nei+78 kg Romane DICKO she won the title with a victory in the final against the Italian Asya TAVANO. The medals were presented by Mohammed MERIDJA, educational and technical director of the IJF.
Nei +100 kg, Valeriy ENDOVITSKIY ended the event in style against Dzhamal GAMZATKHANOV with a great ippon! The medals were presented by Ki-Young JEON, Director of Referees of the IJF.
And once again the Azerbaijani judokas put on a show for the large home crowd, showing their passion and commitment to judo. With the conclusion of this year’s Grand Slam, the World tour bids farewell. Next appointment scheduled for March 1st Tashkentin Uzbekistan.
2024-02-18 19:35:37
#Judo #Azerbaijan #closes #Baku #Grand #Slam #style
