The World Championship among adults in judo continues in Baku.
elchi reports that Zelim Tçkayev, competing in the men’s 81 kg weight category, started the competition from the 1/16 finals.
In his first match, he faced Viktor Sterpu, a representative of Moldova. The judoka defeated his opponent and advanced to the 1/8 finals.
In this stage, Tçkayev competed against Nugzari Tatalaşvili, representing the United Arab Emirates. The representative of Azerbaijan defeated his opponent and qualified for the 1/4 finals.
On his way to the semi-finals, our judoka faced Mattias Casse from Belgium. Tçkayev defeated his opponent and advanced to the semi-finals.
The representative of Azerbaijan also defeated Abilaykhan Zhubanazar from Kazakhstan on his way to the final. Thus, Zelim Tçkayev qualified for the decisive match of the World Championship.
Our representative competed against Tato Grigalaşvili from Georgia in the final. As a result, Tçkayev won a silver medal.