On August 26 in Rio de Janeiro start will be given to the main start of a season in a judo calendar – to the World Cup.
For the national team of Azerbaijan it will have very great value, especially in the light of failure on the last year's Olympic Games. And considering that the prize of medals on the FIFA World Cup turned for team into the rule of a good form, remains hopes that athletes will continue this tradition. Though to make it it will be very difficult.
As transfers azerisport.com, the team went to South America in not the most optimum structure. First of all, it concerns absence of the Olympic champion of Beijing Elnura Mamedli (81 kg), traumatized. Certainly, the big question, whether could be overcome it for a championship award, but that fact that in its rich collection of trophies there is no FIFA World Cup gold, would become for Elnur excellent incentive. However, as a part of the national team there are athletes who already stood on a podium on a world championship in different years. It and Ilgar Mushkiyev (60 kg), and Elkhan Mamedov (100 kg) and Kifayat Gasymova (57 kg), capable to be overcome for high a place. It is remarkable that Mamedov who was earlier acting in category to 90 kg, fine grew roots in heavier weight and goes now the second in a world rating. So, already by definition is one of main the favourite of the Brazilian start. It supported the status with quite convincing victories on "Grand Slam" tournament in Baku and "World Masters" in Tyumen. And one of Elkhan's competitors is his team mate Elmar Gasymov who became the bronze prize-winner of the above-named competitions, and also will be overcome in Rio.
Besides, competition in Rio becomes examination for the head coach of the national team Peter Zayzenbakher. The Austrian expert in anticipation of superiority of the world took away team for a month to Japan and trainings where the team trained and carried out control sparrings. And now results of this "homework" should be shown in Brazil. Where, by the way, 779 judoists from hundred twenty four countries will gather. Naturally, tone will be set by athletes of Japan, Brazil, France, Korea, Russia between whom, probably, and fight for a victory in the general offset will be developed. Well and for the national team of Azerbaijan which has no such Napoleonic plans, already one got medal becomes big success. It is necessary to wait only the competition beginnings.
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