Azerbaijani triathletes earn licenses for Rio 2016
By Laman Ismayilova
Azerbaijani triathletes Rostislav Petrov, Kseniya Levkovska, Zaur Arkania and Daryna Moskalenko have qualified for Rio-2016 Summer Olympic Games, azerisport.com reports.
National athletes will compete in individual and team contests. It`s their debut in continental competitions.
Triathlon is a multiple-stage competition involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance disciplines, with the most popular form involving swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances.
Azerbaijan Triathlon Federation (ATF) was established in June 2013. Currently it is being affiliated with both World Triathlon Union and European Triathlon Union on the basis of official appeal of National Olympic Committee.
The 2016 Summer Olympics is a major international multi-sport event in the tradition of the Olympic Games that will take place in Brazilian Rio de Janeiro from August 5 to August 21, 2016. More than 10,500 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees are expected to join this big sporting event.
Azerbaijan will be represented by about 50 sportsmen in 10 sports. These are athletics, boxing, canoeing, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, rowing, taekwondo, weightlifting and wrestling.
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