Azerbaijani judoka Islam Rahimov won the gold medal at the European Under-23 Championships in Naples, Italy.
The athlete, who competed in the 66 kg weight category, defeated Christian Botuccini (Croatia), Alexi Renard (France) and Gagik Martirosyan (Ukraine) on the way to the final.
In the decisive match, the judoka in Ipon defeated the representative of the Netherlands, Jochem van Harten, and won the title of European Champion.
Aslam Rahimov wins the title of European champion under the age of 23 for the second year in a row. It is worth noting that in 2025 he defeated the Dutch Van Harten in the final.
It should be noted that 275 judokas from 36 countries are participating in the competition.
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