
Russian judoka Madina Taymazova became the bronze medalist of the World Championships in Baku, defeating Serbian athlete Alexandra Andric in the fight for third place in the up to 70 kg weight category.
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Madina Taymazova is a bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympics and a multiple medalist at the World and European Championships.
Russian judoka Madina Taymazova won a bronze medal at the World Championships, which takes place in Baku.
In the fight for third place in the weight category up to 70 kg, Taymazova defeated the representative of Serbia, Alexandra Andric.
Taymazova is 27 years old. She is a bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympics. Now the Russian woman has become a three-time bronze medalist at the World Championships (2019, 2024, 2026), and she also has three bronze (2020, 2021, 2026) and one silver (2023) European Championship awards.

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