Kazakh judoka Sherzod Davlatov became a silver medalist at the adult World Championships in Baku. In the final of the under-60 kg weight category, he lost to Azerbaijan's Ahmed Yusifov. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
Road to the final
On his way to the decisive bout, Davlatov secured five victories. In the semifinal, he defeated Japan's Ryuzu Nagayama — a world champion and bronze medalist at the Paris Olympics. In the quarterfinal, the Kazakh athlete beat the silver medalist of the world championship, France's Romain Valadier-Picard.
Earlier bouts
Earlier, Davlatov defeated Pan American Games champion Michel Augusto of Brazil, Burundi's Raul Bryan Ngandji, and Tajikistan judoka Loik Kudbudinov.
Final outcome
In the final, Yusifov won, and Davlatov finished his performance with a silver medal.
About the championship
The World Championships in the capital of Azerbaijan will last until October 12. The competition features 622 judokas from 93 countries.