I Didn't Even Celebrate Properly, I Was So Shocked - Azerbaijani Gold Medalist
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 4. I am very happy to
be the Olympic champion, Trend reports via Idman .
Hidayat Heydarov (73 kg), who won the Gold medal at the Paris
2024 Olympic Games, told reporters at the Heydar Aliyev
International Airport.
He said that he didn't watch their meetings in Paris later, but
he saw the episodes on videos: "I was so shocked that I couldn't
even celebrated properly. Mr. President Ilham Aliyev and the the
first lady Mehriban Aliyeva were the first to congratulate. I thank
our federation for creating all the conditions for me. I am
grateful to all those who congratulated me, my people. What I
experienced was an irreplaceable feeling. Elnur Mammadli witnessed
me becoming European, world and finally Olympic champion hand in
hand. After that, our next target is the Los Angeles Olympics in
2028. A number of championships await us as well. After a short
break, I will return to the arenas. I want to become the Olympic
champion for the second time."
Hidayat Heydarov won the title of Olympic champion after
defeating the Frenchman Joan-Benjamin Gaba in the final.
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