At the World Judo Championship for adults held in Baku, a member of the Azerbaijan national team, Zelim Kotsoev, had his next match.
elchi reports that our judoka faced Benjamin Mataseje (Slovakia) in the 1/16 finals.
Our representative defeated his opponent with ippon at this stage as well.
He will clarify his relationship with the Russian representative Arman Adamian in the 1/8 finals.
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At the World Judo Championship for adults held in Baku, a member of the Azerbaijan national team, Zelim Kotsoev, has started his competition.
elchi reports that the winner of the Paris-2024 Summer Olympics and the 2024 World Champion tested his strength in the men’s -100 kg weight category.
Kotsoev started the competition from the 1/32 final stage. His first opponent was Baymyrat Majanov from Turkmenistan.
Our representative won ahead of time with ippon. He will face Benjamin Mataseje (Slovakia) in the 1/16 finals.