Natalie Powell has been left to fly the flag for Great Britain's judo hopefuls at the European Games, having booked her place in the women's -78kg quarter-finals.
The 24-year-old was able to overcome Russian Federation's Anastasiya Dmitrieva in her first-round bout at the Heydar Aliyev Arena.
Powell, a Commonwealth Games champion, secured the victory with a waza-ari to set up a meeting with Marhinde Verkerk at the quarter-final stage in Baku.
It is a welcome relief for Team GB, following the earlier exits of Gemma Gibbons, Ben Fletcher, Frazer Chamberlain and Sarah Adlington in quick succession.
