Azerbaijani athlete advances to kayak semifinals at Rio 2016
Azerbaijan`s Inna Osipenko-Radomska has qualified for the semi-final in the women's kayak single (K-1) 200m.
She raced against Uzbek Olga Umaraliyeva, Slovakian Martina Kohlova, Cuban Yusmari Menqana, German Konni Vassmut, Argentine Sabrina Amegino and South African Ellen Brigitte Hartley.
Osipenko-Radomska came in 40.72 seconds.
The semifinals will start at 18:00 Baku time (GMT+4).
Fifty-six athletes are representing Azerbaijan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, underway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The games, which kicked off on Aug. 5, will end on Aug. 21, and will be followed by the 15th Summer Paralympic Games on Sept. 7-18.
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