Less than two months remains prior to the judo World Cup in Rio which becomes the main check of a season for the national team of Azerbaijan

At present the team is on collecting in Japan, but already now it is possible to say that a number of athletes will begin the FIFA World Cup in the rank of seyanny athletes. The rating of the International Federation (IJF) published at the end of this week testifies to it also.

After a recent Continental Cup in San Salvador which has passed without participation of our collective, IJF published the table of ranks which will be taken as a basis at crops on the FIFA World Cup. And though to a WC still there are some starts, their results won't strongly affect the current deal. And realities are that that while on the leading roles in classification there is Elkhan Mamedov (100 kg), holding the second place. Ahead of it only Dutch Henk Grohl against whom he won "World Masters" ending in Tyumen. Moreover, on the seventh place in the same weight there is Elmar Gasymov (100 kg) so for certain the trainer's staff will take both judoists in Rio. After all according to championship regulations, in two categories from seven each country can declare on two judoists.

Among other our athletes, Nidzhat Shikhalizada (66 kg), successfully begun Olympic cycle registered in the world eight also. Whereas Tarlan Kerimov (66 kg), speaking at Games in London while is playing a supporting role and anything special wasn't remembered. Proceeding from it, it takes the twenty ninth place. One step above Ilgar Mushkiyev (60 kg), but here the reason in other settled down. The athlete healed a trauma and practically didn't act so now only gains standards.

On the eleventh line winners of "Grand Slam" in Baku Rustam Orudzhev (77 kg) and Shain Gekhramanov (90 kg) settled down. After house start they spoke at the World Masters tournament in Tyumen which developed for them not in the best way therefore in a rating they were outstripped by competitors. However, the Azerbaijani judoists will have an opportunity to make up for lost time on condition of successful performance in the World Cup. Rio has to become the truth moment for the Olympic champion of Beijing Elnura Mamedli (81 kg) who now settled down on the thirty ninth line. To be fair it should be noted that after London it had only one start and it is necessary to hope that in Brazil Elnur will prove to be from the best party.

At the same time in Kifayat Gasymov's female offset (57 kg) there is on the twenty fourth place, and Ramilya Yusubova (63 kg) – already the fortieth. And apparently, it will fall in a rating further as after the Olympic Games didn't act.

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