(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Laman Ismayilova
Today is the final day of the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in
Konya, Turkiye, Azernews reports.
On the final day of the competition, Azerbaijani sportsmen will
compete in three sports disciplines, including gymnastics, karate,
and kickboxing.
In total, the national team has already won 85 medals including
26 gold, 30 silver, and 29 bronze.
The gold medals were won by wrestlers Anna Skidan, Mariya
Stadnik, Haji Aliyev, Turan Bayramov, Leyla Gurbanova, Rafig
Huseynov, Eldaniz Azizli, Hasrat Jafarov, Jala Aliyeva taekwondo
fighter Farida Azizova, judoka Balabay Aghayev, national fencing
team, gymnastics Zohra Aghamirova, Nikita Simonov, Zohra
Aghamirova, Vladimir Dolmatov, Madina Mustafayeva, national
rhythmic team, etc.
Athlete Alexis Copello, gymnast Ivan Tikhonov, swimmer Maryam
Sheyxalilzada, wrestlers Abubakr Abakarov, Alyona Kolesnik, Ulvu
Ganizade, Islam Bazargano, Elis Manolova, Gozal Zutova, Islam
Bazarganov, Murad Mammadov, Sanan Suleymanov, Aliabbas Rzazade,
Asgar Mammadaliyev, Hajimurad Omarov, Osman Nurmahammadov, Tetiana
Omelchenko, Elnura Mammadova, athlete Yekaterina Sariyeva,
sabre-fencer Polina Kaspiarovich, fencers Ruslan Hasanov, Polina
Kaspiarovich, Valeriya Bolshakova, Sabina Karimova, taekwondo
fighters Javad Aghayev, Minaya Akbarova, Gashim Mahammadov, Patimat
Abakarova, gymnasts Zohra Aghamirova, Madina Mustafayeva, Nikita
Simonov, Ivan Tikhonov, national rhythmic and aerobic gymnastics
teams, women's national handball team, shooter Nurlana Jafarova,
judokas Nariman Mirzayev, Konul Aliyeva, and weightlifter Dadash
Dadashbayli and other sportsmen won silver medals for
Azerbaijan.
Taekwondo fighters Patimat Abakarova, Gasim Mahammadov,
wrestlers Aliabbas Rzazada, Hajimurad Omarov, Tatiyana Omelchenko,
Asgar Mammadaliyev, Elnura Mammadova, Osman Nurmahammadov, Sabah
Shariati, weightlifters Nazila Ismayilova, Elnura Mammadova, judoka
Telman Valiyev, archers Jahan Musayev, Ali Nabiyev, Azada
Adbullayeva, gymnasts Zohra Aghamirova, Ivan Tikhonov, women's
national volleyball team, para archers Jahan Musayev, Ali Nabiyev,
Azada Adbullayeva, Jahan Musayev, and others won bronze medals.
Thus, Azerbaijan ranks fourth among 56 participants. Turkiye,
Uzbekistan, Iran, and Azerbaijan are in the top five.
A total of 281 athletes are representing Azerbaijan at the 5th
Islamic Solidarity Games to run until August 18.
In March, the Organizing Committee announced the final program
of the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games, which consists of 22
disciplines from 19 sports including 4 para-sports.
The organizers choose to remove six sports: water polo, diving,
field hockey, tennis, wushu, and zurkhaneh. At their place, they
choose to add archery, boccia, fencing, and kickboxing.
At the paralympic events, para powerlifting and blind judo were
replaced by para table tennis and para archery.
Along these events, archery included four extra events with the
Traditional Turkish Archery discipline.
Notably, the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games took place in Baku in
2017.
All 56 Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation members are
participating in the Games.
Four disciplines from 21 sports were contested in the previous
edition of the Islamic Solidarity Games.
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