Pashayev won at the start of the World Championship

Ruslan Pashayev advanced to the 1/8 finals of the World Judo Championship.

As reported by BAKU.WS with reference to Oxu.Az, Azerbaijani judoka Ruslan Pashayev won his first victory at the World Championship in Baku.

The athlete, competing in the 66 kg weight category, defeated Turkmen judoka Serdar Rakhimov in the 1/16 finals.

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11:18

Azerbaijani judoka Nizami Imranov made a successful start at the World Championship in Baku.

As reported by BAKU.WS with reference to Oxu.Az, the athlete, competing in the 66 kg weight category, defeated Georgian representative Vazha Margvelashvili in the 1/32 finals and advanced to the next round.

In the 1/16 finals, he will face an opponent from Russia, Ramazan Abdullayev.

In the same weight category, Turan Bayramov lost to Luukas Saha (Finland).

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09:35

Four more Azerbaijani judokas will begin their competition today at the World Championship in Baku.

As reported by BAKU.WS with reference to Report, on the second day of the competition, Gultaj Mammadaliyeva (52 kg), Turan Bayramov, Nizami Imranov, and Ruslan Pashayev (all - 66 kg) will step onto the tatami.

Gultaj Mammadaliyeva's first opponent in the 1/16 finals will be Israeli representative Gefen Primo.

Turan Bayramov will face Finland's Lukas Saha in the 1/32 finals, while Nizami Imranov will face Georgian judoka Vazha Margvelashvili. Ruslan Pashayev will face the winner of the bout between Serdar Rakhimov (Turkmenistan) and Adrian Nieto Chinarro (Spain) in the 1/16 finals.

The qualifying bouts will begin at 10:00. The official opening ceremony of the World Championship will take place at 16:30, with the final block at 18:00.

As a reminder, on the first day of the competition, Azerbaijani national team member Ahmad Yusifov (60 kg) won the gold medal. This is Azerbaijan's fourth gold at senior World Judo Championships and the country's first championship title in the under 60 kg weight category.

The World Championship, held at the National Gymnastics Arena, will conclude on October 11.