First opponents of Azerbaijani judokas at the “Grand Slam” tournament determined

SPORTS10.09.2026
First opponents of Azerbaijani judokas at the “Grand Slam” tournament determined

The opponents of Azerbaijani judokas at the “Grand Slam” tournament to be held in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, have been determined.

“Elchi” reports, citing the press service of the Azerbaijan Judo Federation, that the first opponents of our athletes have been revealed following the draw.

In the competition, which provides license points for the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympic Games, Azerbaijan will be represented by 16 judokas (12 men, 4 women) in 11 weight categories.

504 athletes (308 men, 196 women) from 67 countries will compete in the tournament.

In the “Grand Slam” to be held from September 11 to 13, the preliminary round will start at 11:00, and the final block will start at 19:00.

Women

48 kg, 1/16 final

Konul Aliyeva – Maria Segunda (Angola)

52 kg, 1/16 final

Aydan Valiyeva – Andrea Stojadinov (Serbia)

70 kg, 1/16 final

Sudaba Agayeva – Tais Pina (Portugal)

+78 kg, 1/16 final

Madina Kaisinova – Gabrielle Bouvier (Belgium)

Men

60 kg, 1/32 final

Babarahim Mirzayev – Nuradil Aljan (Kazakhstan)

60 kg, 1/16 final

Murad Muradli – Vahe Aghasyan (Armenia)

66 kg, 1/16 final

Rashad Yelkiyev – Mohammad Khoshbin (IRT)

Nizami Imranov – Winner of the match between Michael Fryer (Great Britain) / Akjigit Nassir (Kazakhstan)

73 kg, 1/32 final

Kamran Suleymanov – Nathan Kadian (France)

Rashid Mammadaliyev – Orlando Cazorla (France)

81 kg, 1/32 final

Hidayat Heydarov – Benedek Toth (Hungary)

Vusal Galandarzade – Odysseas Georgakis (Cyprus)

90 kg, 1/16 final

Vugar Talibov – Winner of the match between Stevan Nikcevic (Montenegro) / Alex Cret (Romania)

100 kg, 1/16 final

Ajdar Bagirov – Winner of the match between Khuslen Munkhuu (IRT) / Daniel Liubimovski (USA)

+100 kg, 1/16 final

Jamal Gamzatkhanov – Igor Vracar (Serbia)

Kanan Nasibov – Artyom Zolotukhin (Russia)