Nurali Emomali
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| Born | 8 April 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Tajikistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –66 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | 7th (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | (2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Champ. | (2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 1st[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 67712 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 155447 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 21 October 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nurali Emomali (born 8 April 2002) is a Tajikistani judoka. He represented Tajikistan at the 2024 Olympic Games and won a silver medal at the 2025 World Championships.[3]
Early life
From Hiloli, in the Khuroson district, he started training in sports when he was eight years-old, trained by his father who coached many youngsters aim his district, and started competing in Judo when he was 12 years-old. He attended Tajik State University of Commerce where he studied law.[4]
Career
Age-group champion of Tajikistan when he was 19 years-old, Emomali had a third place finish in Uzbekistan at the Asian Youth Judo Championship in 2022. He won the gold medal in the 66 kg category at the 2022 World Juniors Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[4][5]
Emomali represented Tajikistan in the men's 66 kg division at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, defeating Baruch Shmailov in the round‑of‑16 before suffering an injury against Hifumi Abe in the quarterfinals and ultimately having to withdraw from the competition.[6][7][8]
Emomali won the silver medal in the 66 kg category at the 2025 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in June 2025, having faced-off against Takeshi Takeoka of Japan in the final.[9]
References
- ^ "IJF World Ranking List" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 2 June 2025. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "World Ranking List, Men –66 kg". International Judo Federation. 2 June 2025. Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "Nurali Emomali". Judo Inside. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ a b ""Рақобати тиллоӣ". Эмомалӣ Нуралӣ чӣ гуна қаҳрамони ҷаҳон шуд?". Your.tj. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "Варзишгари тоҷик қаҳрамони ҷаҳон оид ба ҷудо миёни ҷавонон гардид". Ozodi.org. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "Israel's judokas snubbed by their rivals". Inside the Games. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "Tajik Judoka chants 'God is Great' after scoring against Israeli opponent". Abna24.com. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "Tajikistani judoka refuses to shake hands with Israeli opponent at Paris Olympics, later withdraws over injury". Fox News. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "Abe claims fifth world title, Takeoka stuns at -66 kg, Gyertyas lights up Budapest crowd". Euronews. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
External links
- Nurali Emomali at the International Judo Federation
- Nurali Emomali at JudoInside.com
- Nurali Emomali at Olympedia