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Azerbaijani female cyclist shines in Lithuania

8 March 2015 13:15 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijani female cyclist shines in Lithuania

By Amina Nazarli

The Panevejis-2015 was held in Lithuania on March 7-8.

Two Azerbaijani cyclists including Olga Ismayilova and Nijat Niftaliyev took part in the competition.

The first day of the competition was very successful for Olga. Overcoming the distance of 500 meters she became the first in the sprint category. Olga reached the finish at 34,985 seconds, leaving behind Russian Yelena Brejneva at a speed of 51.45 miles per hour.

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Amina Nazarli is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @amina_nazarli

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