Five Armenian judoists performed on the first day of Judo World Cup in Hungary.

Armenian sportsmen Hovhannes Davtyan (60 kg) and Armen Nazaryan (66 kg) won silver and bronze medals respectively. Artyom Baghdasaryan lost to Kunter Rotbergi (Estonia), Hambardzum Tonoyan (66 kg) was defeated by Alex Pombo da Silva (Brazil) and left the championship. Robert Baghdasarayan (73 kg) gained two victories and lost to a sportsman from Ghana.

On February 15, Hakob Arakelyan (100 kg) will represent Armenia. Armenia ranks 3rd among 51 countries at the championship.