BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 17. Azerbaijani
judokas won a total of 8 medals, including 4 silver and 4 bronze,
on the first day of the Aktau Asian Open, the Azerbaijan Judo
Federation said.


Nazim Talibov (66 kg), Kamran Suleymanov (73 kg), Farida
Mirzoyeva (52 kg) and Ulviya Bayramova (57 kg) reached the finals
and claimed silver medals.


Rashad Yelkiyev (66 kg), Nariman Mirzoyev, Rufat Shovlatov (both
in the 73 kg category) and Gulnara Bayramova (57 kg) won bronze
medals.







182 athletes from 7 countries are competing in the two-day Aktau
Asian Open.