Hidayat Heydarov (73 kg) is the absolute leader of the world ranking of the International Judo Federation (IJF).

Offsideplus.az informs that our representative maintains the title of the highest rated athlete among judokas performing in all weight classes.

The world champion has 8798 points. The gold medal in Abu Dhabi allowed the Azerbaijani athlete to overtake Belgian Matias Cassen (81 kg), who has been leading the table for a long time.

Currently, Matias is in second place (7932), and another Azerbaijani judoka, Zelim Kotsoyev (100 kg), is in third place. Our world champion has 7022 points.

It should be noted that both judokas are currently at the training camp of the Azerbaijani national team in Poreč (Croatia).