Russian judoka Kurban Valiev said he did not expect his opponent Anushervon Rakhmonov to be eliminated from the All-Russian competition final in memory of VM Andreev.
On Wednesday, the Sambo-70 sports and educational center of the Moscow Sports Committee held a tournament in memory of VM Andreev. Valiev became the winner of the contest in the weight category up to 66 kg. In the final, he won by decision, with his opponent injured.
– I did not know that there would be no opponent, it came as a surprise, I listened to the fight, but it turned out that it happened. The opponent was injured. In the semi-finals I fought with Kantemir Kodzov, who won the European Cup, but I didn’t care, I was just preparing to win. On September 9, I will fight at the All-Russian tournament in Cherkessk, the selection for the Russian championship will be later. Today’s competition was great, the tournament was high level, Valiev told .
Source : MatchTV
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