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Azerbaijan`s Rostislav Pevtsov has finished fourth at 2019 Weert ETU Triathlon European Championships in the Netherlands. British Alistair Brownlee claimed the European title.

On June 3, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made a phone call to President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. President Ilham Aliyev thanked President Vladimir Putin for naming the Surgut city airport of the Russian Federation after the prominent oilman Farman Salmanov, and emphasized that the …

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.

The 14th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference of the heads of state and government of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has been held in the holy city of Makkah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Chaired by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King of Saudi Arabia Salman …

Chairman of the parliament of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze has told journalists that he will pay a visit to Azerbaijan. The visit will take place in the third week of June, he said. Kobakhidze said that during the visit the issue on the Keshikchidagh monastery complex will also be discussed: “I …

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.