(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Azerbaijan is set to host the World Judo Championship next year,
Azernews reports.
The Azerbaijan Judo Federation (AJF) and the International Judo
Federation and the Azerbaijan Judo Federation reached an agreement
in this regard.
This upcoming championship in Baku will kick off the judo
qualification events for the 2028 Summer olympics ( Los Angeles
2028) scheduled to take place on July 14-30, 2028, in the United
States.
Azerbaijan previously held the World Judo Championship in
2018.
The country will once again be at the centre of the judo world
by hosting the World Cup in June 2026.
The programme of the 2028 Summer Olympics is expected to include
events in at least 35 sports, including 27 of the "core" Olympic
sports contested since 2016.
These Games will introduce changes to the programme of core
Olympic sports, including the permanent addition of skateboarding,
sport climbing, and surfing after having been featured as optional
sports in 2020 and 2024.
Founded in 1972, the Azerbaijan Judo Federation actively
promotes this martial art across the country. Since 2015, the
Federation has been led by Rovnag Abdullayev.
The country's modern judo history was laid by Mehman Azizov, who
won a silver medal at the Old World Championship in 1998.
A year later, the winner of the World Youth Games in Moscow,
Rasul Salimov, grabbed the bronze medal at the European
Championship in Slovakia. Another national judoka, Elchin
Ismayilov, became the European champion in 2000 in Wroclaw.
However, the achievements of Azerbaijani judo fighters did not
stop there. Elnur Mammadli was named the best at the 2008 Beijing
Olympics in the 73 kg division.
The list of the country's top judo fighters includes Rustam
Orujov, İrina Kindzerskaya, Mammadali Mehdiyev, Elmar Gasimov,
Hidayat Heydarov, Zelim Kotsoev, Ushangi Kokauri, and Nijat
Shikhalizada.
At the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games, judokas Hidayat Heydarov
(73 kg) and Zelym Kotsoiev (100 kg) earned gold medals for
Azerbaijan.
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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews' staff journalist, follow her on
Twitter: @lmntypewriterrr
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