The first round of the U-16 Judo “Talent Selection” competition has ended. 302 athletes (257 boys, 45 girls) from 67 clubs and sports societies competed for medals in the tournament held at the Absheron Olympic Sports Complex.
Zohra Agazade (57 kg), a graduate of the “Neftchi” Sports Club, won the girls’ title. Ayan Zeynalli (63 kg) was awarded the bronze medal.
In the boys’ competition, Aykhan Gasimov (73 kg), Tunar Ganbarli (81 kg), Kamran Hajiyev (90 kg), Nihad Melikli (+90 kg) took second place, and Nizami Hajili (55 kg), Nihad Isayev (66 kg), Saladdin Alismanov (81 kg) and Mahammad Mammadli (90 kg) took third place.
It should be noted that the purpose of the “Talent Selection” competition is to form a healthy sub-base of the national team, identify promising athletes who can be candidates for the national team, and form a stable reserve base. The athletes who are in the top 4 places in each weight category in the final ranking of the two rounds will be involved in the “Hopes of the Future” training program.