Home Triumph
The Tajikistan national team became one of the main discoveries of the IJF Grand Slam Dushanbe 2026 tournament, finishing the competition with three gold and one bronze medal. The home stage of the world tour brought the team not only medals, but also bright victories over strong opponents from Europe and Asia.
Tajikistan's Gold Medals
The main heroes were three judokas:
• Emonali Nurali – victory in the final over Azizbek Ortikov (Uzbekistan)
• Muhiddin Asadulloev – gold after victory over Russian Karen Galstyan
• Somon Makhmadbekov – confident victory over Bernd Fasching (Austria)
Bronze Award
Loik Kutbudinov added another medal to the team's piggy bank, winning the bronze medal match against Frenchman Maxime Merlin.
Why This Matters
For Tajikistan, the result at IJF Grand Slam Dushanbe 2026 became one of the best in the history of participation in Grand Slam series tournaments:
• three golds at one stage
• victories over top-level athletes
• confirmation of the growth of the national judo school
Conclusion
The home stage in Dushanbe showed that Tajikistan is increasingly confidently entering the ranks of the strongest judo powers capable of fighting for gold at the world's largest tournaments.