Azerbaijan to compete at junior judo world championships with 14 athletes

Azerbaijan has announced its preliminary squad for the junior world judo championships in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The country will be represented by 14 athletes: nine boys and five girls.

Registered for the boys’ competition are Ay khan Mirzazade (60 kg), Mahammad Musayev (66 kg), Mehdi Abbasov and Jasur Ibadli (both 81 kg), Suleyman Shukurov and Aslan Kotsoyev (both 90 kg), Davud Namazli and Janpolad Aliyev (both 100 kg), and Ramazan Ahmadov (+100 kg).

The girls’ squad includes Nargiz Ahmadova (48 kg), Aysun Mammadova (52 kg), Khadija Gadeshova and Vusala Hajiyeva (both 57 kg), and Hanna Zaytseva (63 kg).

The individual events will be held on November 19-21. The mixed team competition is scheduled for November 22.