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Heaviest Azerbaijani judoka - only one remaining at Olympics so far

01 August 2012 [16:00] - TODAY.AZ
Thus far only one judoka from Azerbaijan is still active on Olympic Games - Elmar Gasymov (100 kg). All the other Azerbaijani athletes have been eliminated from the Olympic games.

Azerbaijani judoka Elkhan Mammadov completed performing at London 2012 Summer Olympics by losing to South Korean judoka Dae-Nam Song in the 1/8th finals.

Earlier Azerbaijani judoka Ramila Yusubova defeated judoka Gulnar Haybayeva from Turkmenistan at the 1/16th finals during the tournament. Later she lost to South Korean judoka Young Da-Woon in the 1/8th finals.

Azerbaijani judoka Elnur Mammadli lost in 1/32 finals at the XXX Summer Olympics in London as well.

He was defeated by athlete from Canada Val-Antoine Forte, winner of the Beijing Olympics. Earlier, four of the Azerbaijani judoka ended their participation in the tournament.


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