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By Nazrin Gadimova

Azerbaijani athletes have delivered successful performances at the international multi-sport event Universiade-2013, winning four gold, five silver and seven bronze medals, and ranking 14th.

Azerbaijani wrestlers Rasul Chunaev and Julia Ratkevich, runner Hayle Ibrahimov and weightlifter Firudin Guliyev won gold medals.

Also, Ulviyya Kerimova and Kristina Iovu won silver in belt wrestling and weightlifting accordingly. Wrestlers Jabrayil Hasanov, Kamran Mammadov and Patimat Bagomedova claimed silver medals as well.

The bronze went to judo wrestler Mammadali Mehdiyev, wrestlers Haji Aliyev, Irina Netreba and Eldaniz Azizli, and sambo fighters Aghasif Samadov, Emil Hasanov and Islam Gasumov.

The World Summer Universiade was held in Tatarstan, Russia on July 6-17. Azerbaijan was represented at the tournament with a large number of athletes.

The 27th World Summer Universiade-2013 in Kazan is the first Universiade, and in fact, the first multi-sport event in the history of modern Russia.

The Universiade is an international multi-sport event organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a combination of the words "University" and "olympiad".

The first official World Student Games were organized in 1924 and the tournament has been held under the auspices of FISU since 1949. An alternative event was arranged by the International Union of Students (IUS) in 1947-1962, including unofficial Games, in 1954.