On August 1, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva called Azerbaijani judoka Zelim Kotsoyev, who became the Olympic champion at the XXXIII Summer Olympic Games "Paris-2024".

Axar.az reports that the President's Press Service has released information about this.

President Ilham Aliyev and the first lady congratulated Zelim Kotsoyev on winning the Olympic gold medal and wished him new successes in the future. The head of state noted that Azerbaijani athletes won two Olympic gold medals in judo at the Olympic Games for the first time and conveyed his congratulations to the coaches of the team and the management of the Judo Federation.

Zelim Kotsoyev, who expressed his gratitude to the head of state and the first lady for the phone call and sincere congratulations, said that he felt proud to raise the Azerbaijani flag and sing our national anthem with his victory. He stressed that he will spare no effort to win new victories.