Azerbaijani karate fighter to fight for “gold” in Baku 2017 finals
By Trend
Azerbaijan’s karate fighter Rafael Aghayev (75 kg) has advanced to (kumite) finals of the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku.
Aghayev defeated his rival from Malaysia, Sharmendran Raghonathan, with a score of 5-0 in the semifinals.
The other two karate fighters of Azerbaijan couldn’t reach the finals. Firdovsi Farzaliyev (60 kg) was defeated by Turkey’s Aykut Kaya with the score 1-0 and Niyazi Aliyev (67 kg) was defeated by the Egyptian athlete, Ali Elsawy.
The Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games started May 8 and will last until May 22 in Azerbaijan’s capital.
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