Azerbaijani judoka Murad Fatiyev has won a bronze medal at the World Judo Championships in Baku.

Axar.az reports that Fatiyev, competing in the 90kg weight class, defeated Serbia’s Nemanja Majdov in the bronze-medal bout.

The medal is Azerbaijan’s fifth at the championships. Earlier, Ahmad Yusifov won gold in the 60kg category, while Zelim Tchkaev claimed silver in the 81kg division. Rashid Mammadaliyev (73kg) and Omar Rajabli (81kg) also won bronze medals.

The result sets a record for Azerbaijan at the World Judo Championships, with the national team winning more medals at a single world championships than ever before.

The championships will conclude on October 11.