Career

Bashkaev represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men"s half-middleweight class (81 kg). He received a bye for the second preliminary round, before losing out by an ippon and a sumi gaeshi (corner reversal) to Morocco"s Safouane Attaf.

Achievements

• He won two gold medals for his division at the 2006 World Junior Judo Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and at the 2008 World Junior Judo Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.