Russian judoka became the leaders of the Grand Slam tournament in Abu Dhabi in terms of medals

Russian judoka took first place in the unofficial medal standings for the total number of awards at the Grand Slam tournament, which ended in Abu Dhabi. The athletes of the national team won six medals of various denominations.

The only gold in the piggy bank of the Russian national team was brought by Idar Bifov, who competed in the weight category up to 100 kg. The winner of the silver award was Yago Abuladze (up to 66 kg). Four more Russians reached the third step of the podium: Marina Vorobyova (up to 48 kg), Karen Galstyan (up to 73 kg), Mansur Lorsanov (up to 90 kg) and Denis Batchaev (over 100 kg) won bronze medals.

The second place in the total number of awards was taken by the Azerbaijani national team, whose athletes received five medals. The third place was shared by six national teams at once — Croatia, France, Georgia, Brazil, Tajikistan and Italy, whose representatives won three awards each.

Competitions in the UAE were held from October 29 to October 31. The Russian national team participated in the tournament with the support of the Russian Sports Foundation.

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On October 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Inal Tasoev on his victory at the World Judo Championships. In the telegram, the head of state highly appreciated the significance of the athlete's victory and wished the judoka new achievements.