At the opening day of the Grand Slam in Baku home athlete Balabay Aghayev (AZE) started with a gold medal for the home nation. In the final he caught Dilshot Khalmatov (UKR) and claimed the podium. His compatriot Karamat Huseynov (AZE) took the bronze medal. Tsogt-Ochir Byambajav (MGL) won the second bronze, European Champion Francisco Garrigós (ESP) was defeated for bronze.