Azerbaijan grabs 13th gold in taekwondo at Baku 2015
Azerbaijan's team has added the 13th gold to its medal tally at the first European Games as Radik Isayev emerged victorious in the men`s 80kg taekwondo event.
He claimed the title after defeating Russian Vladislav Larin on June 19.
President Ilham Aliyev took part in the ceremony of awarding the winners of men’s taekwondo event (+80 kg).
President Aliyev personally awarded the athletes with medals.
Currently, the Azerbaijani coin box contains 13 gold medals, five silver, and 12 bronze medals. The host country follows Russia with a whopping 49 medals, 27 of which of gold. Hungary trails at third with 13 medals, 7 being gold.
The Baku 2015 European Games is an innovative competition that has gathered over 6,000 athletes from 50 countries to compete in 20 sports. Twelve sports will are official recognized as qualifiers for 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
The magnificent opening ceremony of the Games delighted Azerbaijanis and showcased the history of the country to the world on June 12. The European Games will conclude on June 28.
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