Ilham Zakiyev became European champion for the 10th time

At the European Para Judo Championship taking place in the German city of Heidelberg, Azerbaijani athlete Ilham Zakiyev (J1, 95 kg) won a gold medal.

As reported by Oxu.Az, in the semifinal of the competition, the para judoka faced Daniel English representing Great Britain and won by ippon, which allowed him to advance to the final.

In the decisive match, the athlete also won by ippon against Spain's Garros Suarez and claimed the title of European champion.

Thus, I. Zakiyev became European champion for the 10th time in his career.

It should be noted that earlier at this continental championship, Saleh Sultanov (J1, 81 kg) and Dursadaf Karimova (J2, 70 kg) won bronze medals.