Four medals and third place: Tajikistan finishes Dushanbe Junior Judo Grand Prix

Tajikistan won four medals — one gold, one silver and two bronze — to finish third in the overall standings at the Hoji Sharif Dushanbe Grand Prix Juniors 2026. The tournament was held in the Tajik capital on October 24–25. The international competition brought together 227 athletes from 19 countries. Tajikistan, competing on home soil, fielded 41 judokas: 28 men and 13 women. The host nation secured its fourth medal on the final day, when Zikrullokh Sharipov won bronze in the under-81 kg category. He defeated Kazakhstan’s Kudurbay Murzatay in the bout for third place. Two other Tajik judokas narrowly missed the podium. Aminjon Abdujalilov, competing in the under-81 kg category, and Behrouz Imomov, in the under-90 kg category, both finished fifth. Who won Tajikistan’s four medals?

Voris Nazarov claimed gold in the under-73 kg category on the opening day, defeating Russia’s Pavel Koloverdov in the final. Madina Qurbonzoda won silver in the under-52 kg category after losing to Russia’s Valeria Kozlova in the final. Shokir Ghayubov secured bronze in the under-60 kg category, defeating Belarusian judoka Grigory Zurnachan in the bout for third place. Sharipov’s bronze in the under-81 kg category completed Tajikistan’s medal tally. Russia topped the overall standings with 19 medals — eight gold, three silver and eight bronze. Kazakhstan finished second with two gold and three bronze medals. Tajikistan took third place with four medals, followed by Belarus and Poland, each with one gold, one silver and one bronze, and Egypt, with one gold and four bronze medals. Athletes from 12 countries won medals at the tournament. Prize money for medalists In addition to medals and international ranking points, competitors were competing for cash prizes.…