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Business Mayor
04-05-2025
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- Business Mayor
Judo: Golden Finishes and Heavyweight Heroes in Dushanbe
ADVERTISEMENT Tajikistan braces for a powerful finish to a thrilling event as Judo's heavyweights take to the tatami. At -90kg, Eljan HAJIYEV faced Vugar TALIBOV. The Azrei compatriots fought hard for the top spot on the podium, HAJIYEV ultimately scoring ippon to claim his first Grand Slam gold. Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Tajikistan, His Excellency Mr Alimirzamin ASKEROV awarded the medals. At -78kg, Emma REID faced Yuxiao PENG. The British athlete reacted to Peng's attack with lightning speed and scored a beautiful ippon, crowning her with the Dushanbe gold medal. IJF Refereeing Supervisor Ms Tina TRSTENJAK awarded the medals. At -100kg, Dzhafar KOSTOEV faced Dzhakhongir MADZHIDOV. KOSTOEV attacked with an unusual ura-nage, scoring ippon to earn his second Grand Slam gold medal this year! A confident performance from the rising star. IJF Head Referee Director Mr Armen BAGDASAROV awarded the medals. At +78kg, Chundi JIA faced Ye LIANG. The Chinese teammates fought hard, but it was JIA who came out on top after holding LIANG down for 20 seconds. Her first Grand Slam ending in a gold! Tajikistan Judo Federation Vice President Mr Ergash MAKHMADBEKOV awarded the medals. At +100kg, Temur RAKHIMOV faced Dzhamal GAMZATKHANOV. Taking the contest into a dramatic golden score, RAKHIMOV almost immediately countered his opponent for a big ippon. The crowd roared with delight as the Tajik heavyweight claimed gold on home turf. Tajikistan Judo Federation President Mr Ismoil MAHMADZOIR awarded the medals. There were roars from the home crowd as Tajik stars produced breathtaking ippons — the atmosphere here is simply incredible. Read More Daily horoscope – August 14, 2023 predictions for your star sign Three days of elite Judo come to an end in Tajikistan. READ SOURCE
Euronews
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Euronews
Judo: Golden Finishes and Heavyweight Heroes in Dushanbe
ADVERTISEMENT Tajikistan braces for a powerful finish to a thrilling event as Judo's heavyweights take to the tatami. At -90kg, Eljan HAJIYEV faced Vugar TALIBOV . The Azrei compatriots fought hard for the top spot on the podium, HAJIYEV ultimately scoring ippon to claim his first Grand Slam gold. Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Tajikistan, His Excellency Mr Alimirzamin ASKEROV awarded the medals. At -78kg, Emma REID faced Yuxiao PENG . The British athlete reacted to Peng's attack with lightning speed and scored a beautiful ippon, crowning her with the Dushanbe gold medal. IJF Refereeing Supervisor Ms Tina TRSTENJAK awarded the medals. I feel like they just love judo so they obviously support Tajikistan players but they're just such a good crowd I always love fighting here. Emma REID (GBR) At -100kg, Dzhafar KOSTOEV faced Dzhakhongir MADZHIDOV . KOSTOEV attacked with an unusual ura-nage, scoring ippon to earn his second Grand Slam gold medal this year! A confident performance from the rising star. IJF Head Referee Director Mr Armen BAGDASAROV awarded the medals. At +78kg, Chundi JIA faced Ye LIANG . The Chinese teammates fought hard, but it was JIA who came out on top after holding LIANG down for 20 seconds. Her first Grand Slam ending in a gold! Tajikistan Judo Federation Vice President Mr Ergash MAKHMADBEKOV awarded the medals. At +100kg, Temur RAKHIMOV faced Dzhamal GAMZATKHANOV . Taking the contest into a dramatic golden score, RAKHIMOV almost immediately countered his opponent for a big ippon. The crowd roared with delight as the Tajik heavyweight claimed gold on home turf. Tajikistan Judo Federation President Mr Ismoil MAHMADZOIR awarded the medals. Judo is the number one sport in Tajikistan and I was able to win this gold medal because of the President, the President of the Judo Federation and all of the support that the public has given me. Temur RAKHIMOV (TJK) There were roars from the home crowd as Tajik stars produced breathtaking ippons — the atmosphere here is simply incredible. Three days of elite Judo come to an end in Tajikistan.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Golden Glory in Dushanbe: Tajikistan Shines on Day 2
Welcome to Tajikistan, where the spirit of Judo meets breathtaking beauty! In the presence of the Honorable Rustam Emomali, Mayor of the city of Dushanbe, Mr Ismoil MAHMADZOIR, Tajikistan Judo Federation President and IJF Head Sport Director Mr Vladimir BARTA the event was officially opened. At -73kg, Muhiddin ASADULLOEV faced Erdenebayar BATZAYA from Mongolia. ASADULLOEV scored a yuko and managed to hold off his opponent to claim his first Grand Slam gold medal. An impressive achievement for the 19 year old to the joy of the local fans!Dushanbe Mayor, Mr Rustam EMOMALI awarded the medals. In the -63kg, Gankhaich BOLD faced double junior World Champion Melkia AUCHECORNE and made quick work of the contest. Ippon in under 30 seconds! IJF Education & Coaching Director, Mr Mohammed MERIDJA awarded the the -70kg Lara CVJETKO faced Kelly PETERSEN POLLARD. After an epic eight and a half minutes of golden score, CVJETKO timed it perfectly to score ippon! A first Grand Slam gold for the World number 1. IJF Head Referee Director, Mr Florin Daniel LASCAU awarded the medals. It's one of my favourite destinations. I love the weather, I love the city, the people are really kind they're like always recognising us, I think they really recognise judo and I really love Tajikistan. It's a really nice destination. In the -81kg, Olympic bronze medallist Somon MAKHMADBEKOV faced Adam TSECHOEV. It was an intense contest that came down to the final 30 seconds but MAKHMADBEKOV managed to score yuko with a hold down. Joy for the Tajik fans and another gold for his NOC Vice President, Mr Dilshod NAZAROV awarded the medals. I dedicate my gold medal to all of my cheering fans here and special thanks to my uncles and my coach. There was also a bronze medal from Abubakr SHEROV to go with Tajikistan's two golds! An incredible day for the home nation.
