BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 1. Azerbaijani
judoka Hidayat Heydarov, who won a gold medal at the 2024 Summer
Olympics in Paris, was awarded the title of “Judoka of the Year” by
the International Judo Federation, and the head coach of the
national team Richard Trautman was awarded the title of “Best Coach
of the Men’s Team”, Trend reports.
Hidayat Heydarov said that he was happy to be awarded such an
award: “This award is not only mine, but also an award of the
entire Azerbaijani people.”
Trautman noted that it was a great honor for him to work with
such goal-oriented athletes, professional coaches and an incredible
team: “I express my deep gratitude to our amazing team. Not only
me, we all made history together. I am grateful to each of
you.”
