Ibrahim Talibov to compete at Dakar Youth Olympics

Judo competitions at the fourth Summer Youth Olympic Games will begin on November 1 in Dakar, the capital of Senegal.

Ibrahim Talibov will represent Azerbaijan in the 55kg weight category. He will take to the tatami on November 1 and compete under the guidance of Emin Iskandarov, head coach of Azerbaijan’s national boys’ youth team.

Azerbaijani judokas have won one gold and two silver medals at the Summer Youth Olympic Games to date. Vugar Talibov became Olympic champion in the 66kg category in Buenos Aires in 2018. Natiq Gurbanli won silver in the 55kg category in Nanjing in 2014, while Leyla Aliyeva claimed silver in the 44kg category.

The competition will conclude on November 3.