Another Azerbaijani judoka Nijat Shikhalizade (66 kg) had managed to reach the semi-final after he gained victory over his rivals from Qatar, Kazakhstan and Korea. But in the semi-final, he defeated by Ali Eid al-Yousif from Egypt. In the match for bronze medal, he won Algerian Bilal Lunauhci.
Huseyn Rahimli (73 kg) won his first three matches against Chinese, Chilean and French judokas. In the semi-final, he lost to Jun Min Lee from Korea. In the match for bronze, Rahimli came out victorious over Mongolian Tumennasan Erdenetogtohu.
Earlier, the Azerbaijani judoka team won one bronze medal.
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