19 October 2017

TITLE HUNGRY HEYDAROV ADDS JUNIOR WORLD GOLD TO SUCCESS LIST

Junior World Judo Championships 2017

TITLE HUNGRY HEYDAROV ADDS JUNIOR WORLD GOLD TO SUCCESS LIST

Still only 20 years old, Hidayat HEYDAROV (AZE) continues to impress, this time by taking top spot in the -73kg on the second day of competition at the Junior World Championships being staged in Zagreb, Croatia. Following on from his gold medal winning performance last month at the Junior European Championships in Maribor, Slovenia a month ago, Heydarov showed measured confidence and sound defence as took control of the category. The Azeri managed to collect positive scores (whilst keeping a “clean sheet”) in each of his five contests. His win here moves him closer to his next goal which is a senior world championship title before his assault on the Olympic title. At this stage everything suggests that he is well on course.


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Podium -66 kg 1. CARGNIN, Daniel (BRA) 2. SHTURBABIN, Artyom (UZB) 3. MAKHMADBEKOV, Somon (TJK) 3. NINIASHVILI, Bagrati (GEO) – Rafal Burza

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Podium -52 kg 1. ABE, Uta (JPN) 2. MAEDA, Chishima (JPN) 3. AZIZOVA, Nazakat (AZE) 3. RACIU, Cleonia (ROU) – Rafal Burza

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Podium -73 kg 1. HEYDAROV, Hidayat (AZE) 2. CILOGLU, Bilal (TUR) 3. KHAMZA, Didar (KAZ) 3. GRIGALASHVILI, Tato (GEO) – Rafal Burza

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Podium -57 kg 1. FUNAKUBO, Haruka (JPN) 2. LKHAGVATOGOO, Enkhriilen (MGL) 3. KIM, Jisu (KOR) 3. LIBEER, Mina (BEL) – Rafal Burza


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Bronze Medallist -66 kg Bagrati NINIASHVILI (GEO) – Rafal Burza

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Bronze Medallist -57 kg Mina LIBEER (BEL) – Rafal Burza

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Gold Medallist -73 kg Hidayat HEYDAROV (AZE) – Rafal Burza

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Bronze Medallist -52 kg Cleonia RACIU (ROU) – Rafal Burza

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Bronze Medallist -52 kg Nazakat AZIZOVA (AZE) – Rafal Burza

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Silver Medallist -73 kg Bilal CILOGLU (TUR) – Rafal Burza

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Bronze Medallist -73 kg Tato GRIGALASHVILI (GEO) – Rafal Burza

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