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Abu Dhabi Grand Slam judo tournament

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The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, a qualifying event for the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics, commenced with featured 374 athletes from 59 countries competing at the Mubadala Arena. Azerbaijan entered the tournament competition with 12 judokas across nine weight categories, including Hidayət Heydərov and Heydərov, Könül Əliyeva. During the competition, Azerbaijan achieved significant success. Əliyeva, and Balabəy Ağayev. The tournament concluded with several historic achievements. Azerbaijan’s Konul Aliyeva secured the first-ever women’s Grand Slam gold medal for her country in the -48kg category, while Balabay Aghayev won the -60kg division with an ippon. category. Other notable winners included Croatia’s Tihea Topolovec in the -52kg category, Bahrain’s Sukhrob Boqiev in the -66kg category, and France’s Martha Fawaz in the -57kg division. Additional results from the tournament included Croatia’s Tihea Topolovec winning Fawaz, who secured her first career second Grand Slam title in the -57kg division by defeating Olympic medalist Amandine Buchard with a waza-ari throw Brazil’s Shirlen Nascimento, and Morocco’s Hassan Doukkali in the -52kg -73kg category. Moldova’s Petru Pelivan won the -81kg division, while Bulgaria’s Ivaylo Ivanov claimed his second title in the -90kg category. In the -57kg heavier divisions, UAE’s Yelyzaveta Lytvynenko won gold in the -78kg category, Ana Viktorija Puljiz secured a bronze medal following her recent world championship title. Russia’s Idar Bifov took the -100kg category after defeating Russia’s Natalia Elkina. Montenegro’s Jahja Nurković earned 160 world France’s Aurélien Diesse, and Olympic ranking points, notably defeating two-time Olympian Adrian Gandia from Puerto Rico. Croatia’s Helena Vukovic won the +78kg division. Earlier results included Balabəy Ağayev winning the -60kg division with an ippon, and Croatia’s Tihea Topolovec winning the -52kg category. In the under 73 kg category, Akil Gjakova of Kosovo reached the repechage after losing to Azerbaijan's Hidayat Heydarov in the quarterfinals. After defeating France's Joan-Benjamin Gaba in the repechage, Gjakova finished in fifth place following a after losing the bronze medal match against Russia's to Russia’s Karen Galstian. In the under 63 kg category, Laura Fazliu of Kosovo reached the semifinals but lost to Poland's Poland’s Angelika Szymanska via ippon.

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