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Azerbaijani female judo fighters have grabbed four medals, including one gold, at Cluj-Napoca European Open 2019 held in Romania. The gold medal was claimed by Gultaj Mammadaliyeva in the 52kg weight category. Three other judokas won bronze medals. The tournament featured nearly 400 judo fighters from 31 countries.

After 14 years, Baku will again host the FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships on September 16-22. Elegant gymnasts will test their strength at National Gymnastics Arena in the course of 7 days. Both individual gymnasts and teams in group exercises will compete in the All-Around and Apparatus Finals. There will …

Azerbaijani weightlifters Sabina Azimova (55kg) and Alish Nazarov (102kg) will test their strength at the 2019 IWF Junior World Championships in Suva, Fiji. The championships brings together 311 athletes from 51 countries.

Azerbaijani judokas will contest medals at the Junior European Cup 2019 to be held in Leibnitz, Austria. Azerbaijan`s hopes will pinned on 18 judo fighters. The two-day tournament will bring together nearly 650 judokas from 34 countries.

Azerbaijani athletes have won two medals in FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in Osijek, Croatia. Nikita Simonov bagged a gold medal for Azerbaijan in the rings event, while Ivan Tikhonov captured bronze in the pommel horse event. The tournament brought together gymnasts from 28 countries.

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has defended the decision to host the Europa League final in Baku in an interview with German news magazine Der Spiegel set to be published on Saturday, according to AFP. Chelsea and Arsenal are set to play in Baku on May 29. Ceferin, 51, told Der …

The agenda of the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which will be held in Baku, has been announced, Trend reports referring to the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA). The agenda of the meeting is as follows: 1. Decision on the host country …

The 11th European Championships in Aerobic Gymnastics will be held in Baku on May 24-26. The three-day championships will bring together gymnasts from 22 countries. Aerobic Gymnastics is a non-Olympic discipline which requires a serious physical preparation. This sport involves performances of both men and women individually, in mixed pairs, …

Azerbaijani judoka Murad Fatiyev (81kg) has claimed a gold medal at Orenburg Senior European Cup 2019 in Russia. Fatiyev secured the medal thanks to a victory over Russian Turpal Tepkaev. The tournament brought together 339 judo fighters from 24 countries.

The finalists of the 35th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in ribbon exercises have been determined in the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Trend reports. According to the results, Aleksandra Soldatova (Russia, 20.325 points), Dina Averina (Russia, 20.200 points), Katrin Taseva (Bulgaria, 19.950 points), Anastasia Salos (Belarus, 19.600 points), Milena Baldassarri (Italy, 18.800 …