BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 31. The European
Judo Championships U23 Individuals have begun in Moldova’s
Chișinău, with Azerbaijan securing its first gold medal on the
opening day of the tournament, Trend reports.
Competing in the under-66-kilogram category, Islam Rahimov
defeated Dutch judoka Jochem Van Harten in the final, demonstrating
remarkable determination on his way to the championship title.
Rahimov began the tournament from the round of 16, overcoming
Slovakia’s Roman Dekan and Croatia’s Dani Klačar before defeating
Armenian athlete Jirayr Hambaryan and Ukraine’s Nazar Viskov to
reach the final.
Rahimov had previously won the European Championship title among
cadets four years ago, marking another milestone in his rising judo
career.
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