According to Offsideplus.az, the athlete in the weight category of 66 kg lost to the representative of Russia Yakub Shamilova in the semifinal.

In the women's 52 kg category, Gultaj Mammadaliyeva lost to Darida Belodi from Ukraine in a consolation match.

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The Grand Slam judo tournament has started in Budapest, Hungary today.

Eight  Azerbaijani judokas joined the fight on the first day of the competition, Offsideplus.az reports.

Two Azerbaijani judokas have reached the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam tournament in Budapest, Hungary. Orkhan Safarov, competing in the weight category of 66 kg,   defeated the representative of the Netherlands Ivo Ivo Verhorstert in the first match. Then he defeated the Georgian Bagrati Niniashvili.

Nijat Shikhalizade lost to Willian Lima (Brazil) and stopped the fight.

Karamat Huseynov, 60, also lost his first match. He failed with Luka Mheidze from France. Although Davud Mammadsoy (60 kg) won the duel with Vijay Kumar Yadav from India, he lost to Gusman Kirgizbayev from Kazakhstan.

In the women's competition, Aisha Gurbanli lost to Shirin Bouklin (France), and Leyla Aliyeva lost to Lauru Martinez (Spain). In the first match, Aliyeva defeated Hungarian Luka Mamira.

In the 52 kg category, Gultaj Mammadaliyeva defeated Gal-Od Tserentogkhod (Mongolia), defeated Israeli Gefen Primo and advanced to the quarterfinals like Orkhan Safarov.

It should be noted that in the tournament, which was attended by 624 judokas from 80 countries, athletes will also gain ranking points for the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. The Grand Slam will take place on October 23-25.