Five Azerbaijani judokas to compete at Asian Cup

Five Azerbaijani judokas will compete at the Asian Cup for juniors, which will be held in Amman, the capital of Jordan, from October 31 to November 1.

According to the Azerbaijan Judo Federation, five young women judokas will represent the country in four weight categories. Gulshan Huseynova and Gulgez Musayeva will compete in the 48 kg category, Chinara Sadigova in the 52 kg category, Ayten Verdiyeva in the 57 kg category and Ayan Aliyeva in the 63 kg category.

The Azerbaijani athletes will compete under the guidance of Sasha Herkenrat-Vimar, senior coach of the junior women’s national team, and Elnur Ismayilov, head coach of the cadet women’s team.

A total of 140 judokas from 19 countries will compete at the international tournament.