BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 15. The European Para Judo Championships have kicked off in the German city of Heidelberg.
Azerbaijan's para judoka Ilham Zakiyev (J1, over 95 kg) won the gold medal.
In the semifinals, Ilham Zakiyev defeated a British opponent to advance to the final.
In the title bout, the Azerbaijani athlete defeated Spain's Garros Suarez by ippon to once again claim the European championship title.
With this victory, Ilham Zakiyev secured his 10th European championship title of his career.
Earlier at the continental championships, Saleh Sultanov (J1, 81 kg) and Dursadaf Karimova (J2, over 70 kg) won bronze medals for Azerbaijan.
