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Freestyle wrestler Sharif Sharifov (92kg) has bagged another gold medal for Azerbaijan at the European Championships in Bucharest, Romania. He secured the gold medal thanks to a victory over Polish Zbigniew Baranowski 9-1. On the way to the final, Sharifov defeated Russian Magomed Kurbanov 6-2 and Georgian Irakli Mtsituri 8-2. …

Azerbaijani Olympic Champion Sharif Sharifov (92kg) is one step away from earning the country another gold medal at the European Championships in Bucharest, Romania after he beat Georgian Irakli Mtsituri 8-2 in the semifinal. Sharifov also defeated Russian Magomed Kurbanov 6-2 in the quarterfinal. He will wrestle with Polish Zbigniew …

Azerbaijani gymnast Samad Mammadli has claimed a bronze medal at the International Junior Team Cup 2019 held in Berlin, Germany. He secured the medal after scoring a total of 12.850 points. The tournament brought together 140 gymnasts from 26 countries.

Azerbaijan’s National Gymnastics Arena will host the 35th European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics on May 16-19. The three-day championships will feature gymnasts from 33 countries in senior individual and junior group competitions. The 2019 European Championships in Aerobic Gymnastics will be also held in Azerbaijan’s capital in May.

Baku City Circuit (BCC) has announced the launch of Baku City Sounds – powered by Azerbaijan Airlines & Silk Way Group – the circuit’s Official After-Party, which will see a series of world class DJ’s entertain fans long into the night across the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2019 weekend. …

Azerbaijan’s national aerobic gymnastics team participated in the 6th Cantanhede FIG World Cup 2019 for Aerobic Gymnastics in Portugal, Trend reports referring to Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. Azerbaijan in the group exercises was represented by Imran Imranov, Vladimir Dolmatov, Madina Mustafayeva, Balakhanym Ahmadova and Narmina Huseynova. The gymnasts’ performance was evaluated by the …

The Shamkir Chess 2019 international tournament commemorating Azerbaijani grandmaster and European champion Vugar Hashimov has solemnly kicked off at the Heydar Aliyev Center in the city of Shamkir. Co-organized by the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan Chess Federation …

Azerbaijani gymnasts will contest medals at the International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament “Baltic Hoop 2019” to be held in Riga, Latvia on March 30-31. Azerbaijan`s hopes will be pinned on Veronika Gudis və Darya Sorokina. The tournament will bring together more than 40 gymnasts from 20 countries.

The Azerbaijan national football team were held to a goalless draw by Lithuania in a friendly. The match was held at Bakcell Arena in Baku.

The International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament ended in the French city of Corbeil-Essonnes, Trend reports with reference to the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation (AGF) March 25. Azerbaijan was represented at the tournament by Veronika Hudis, Darya Sorokina, Narmin Bayramova, Arzu Jalilova and Narmina Samadova. Arzu Jalilova won two bronze medals in the exercises with …