Azerbaijani Hidayat Heydarov will today vie for a bronze medal at the World Judo Championships in Baku.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his family members watched the semifinal round.

Hidayat Heydarov (73kg) lost to Japanese world champion Soichi Hashimoto in the semifinal. He will face Mongolian Tsogtbaatar Tsend-Ochir in the bronze medal bout.