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Azerbaijani national team members Ajdar Baghirov and Kenan Nasibov won gold medals at the U-23 European Judo Championships in Naples, Italy.
"Operativ Məlumat Mərkəzi-OMM" Baghirov, who competed in the under-100 kg category, defeated Germany’s Yannis Basini in the final to become European champion, Operative Information Center-OMM reports.
Before reaching the final, the Azerbaijani judoka eliminated Ivan Kutenkov of Ukraine, Borna Butijer of Croatia and Ronald Proel of Austria.
Nasibov also completed the day unbeaten in the over-100 kg category. He defeated Serbia’s Vidak Maljevic in the final to retain his title and become U-23 European champion for the second consecutive year. On his way to the final, Nasibov defeated Luka Ivankovic of Croatia, Yan Rigo of France and Morteza Sohan of Germany.
Azerbaijan finished the individual competition with three gold medals and placed first in the overall team standings. Islam Rahimov, competing in the under-66 kg category, had earlier also won the U-23 European title for the second consecutive year.
