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Three Azerbaijani athletes will compete on the final day of the Judo Grand Slam tournament in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
In the women’s +78 kg category, Madina Kaisinova will face Uzbekistan’s Irishkhon Qurbanbayeva in the round of 16.
In the men’s +100 kg category, Ushangi Kokauri will meet the winner of the match between Sharifjon Nazriyev of Tajikistan and Yakiv Khammo of Ukraine. Jamal Gamzatkhanov, who is also competing in the same category, will face the winner of the bout between Saba Inaneishvili of Georgia and Andre Humberto of Brazil.
The preliminary rounds start at 11:30, while the finals begin at 18:00.
Azerbaijani judokas have won four medals at the tournament, which began on October 29. Balabay Aghayev (60 kg) and Konul Aliyeva (48 kg) claimed gold, while Rashad Yelkiyev (66 kg) and Hidayat Heydarov (73 kg) won bronze.
