Gabala judoka Ushangi Kokauri, challenging also for the Azerbaijan national team, finished at the 5th place in the Tel Aviv Grand Prix 2019, Israel. The red-black challenger, +100 kg, joined up the contest in its third day. He won on Romania’s Daniel Natea before beating also Aleksandr Vakhnavyak from Belarus progressing into the semifinal. Then, Kokauri lost to Or Sasson from France before defeating also to Russia’s Anton Krivobokov.