KASPIYSK, March 2 – RIA "Dagestan". The Russian Judo Tournament and Junior Championship among athletes with hearing impairments have finished in Kaspiysk, uniting 188 competitors from 31 regions of Russia.
The opening ceremony featured official remarks from Sajid Sajidov (Minister of Sports of the Republic of Dagestan), Zarema Makhmudova (Advisor to the Head of the Republic of Dagestan), Soltan Ramazanov (Chairman of the regional branch of the All-Russian Sports Federation of the Deaf) and Konstantin Popov (Senior Coach of the Russian National Judo Team).
Dagestani competitors achieved nine podium finishes. In the men's division: Gafar Aliev (60 kg, gold), Nazim Sayidov (60 kg, silver), Ramaldan Magaramov (73 kg, bronze), Magomed Aliskerov (81 kg, bronze), Abdulhasan Kurbanov (90 kg, gold), Kurban Murtazaliev (100 kg, gold) and Sharip Shamkhaldibirov (100+ kg, bronze). In the women's division: Aminat Gadzhieva (70 kg, bronze) and Zagidad Kuntagadzhieva (+78 kg, bronze).