DUSHANBE, January 28, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The International Judo Federation (IJF) has ranked known Tajik judoka Rasoul Boqiyev No 5 in the world in his weight category, according to www.judo.ru.
Rankings have been prepared by IJF on the outcomes of international competitions that were held in 2008 and they are valid till May 1, 2009.
We will recall that Rasoul Boqiyev won the first medal for Tajikistan in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He won bronze at the Men’s Judo 73 kilogram competition. It is to be noted that last year, Rasoul Boqiyev was ranked No 3 in the world in his weight category. In 2007, he finished third at the World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro.
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