Azerbaijan's gold medalist: Feels good to win at home
Khetag Gazyumov (97 kg), the veteran of Azerbaijani wrestling
team came out victorious in the finals of the Baku 2015 European
Games comeptitions, capturing a gold medal.
Afterwards, Gazymov said he is glad to win a medal in Baku, in
front of Azerbaijani fans. He added that he especially was glad to
have Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev watch his performance in
the finals.
The European Games that kicked off in Baku June 12, will last
till June 28.
There is a total of 20 sports at Baku 2015: 16 Olympic sports and
four non-Olympic sports. More than 6,000 athletes from across
Europe will be representing their nations over 17 days of
competition.
Baku was awarded the games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC)
in December 2012.
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