Azerbaijan’s ‘black brilliant’ Rafael Aghayev became European champion for the 11th time.

The World Karate Federation (WKF) has updated its rating.

Azerbaijan’s ‘black brilliant’ Rafael Aghayev won a gold medal in karate (kumite) competitions at the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku.

Azerbaijani karate fighters have gained a bright victory at the Karate 1-Premier League held in Rabat, Morocco.

“It is a great honor for me to be an ambassador of Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games,” said Azerbaijan’s karate fighter Rafael Aghayev, as he was interviewed by the official website of Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Game.

We talk about martial arts and to compare it with other sports. We think that it only caters physical development. In fact, a lot of things are often invisible for us.

Azerbaijani karate fighter has become the fife-time world champion making a brilliant move in his career.

National karate fighter Rafael Aghayev became a world champion for the fifth time at the Karate World Championships in Linz, Austria, after he defeated his Hungarian, Dutch, Uzbek, Armenian, Iranian and Egyptian rivals.

Azerbaijani karate fighter Aykhan Mamayev won a first medal for the Azerbaijani team at the Islamic Solidarity Games being held in Palembang, Indonesia from September 22 to October 2.

Azerbaijani World and European karate champion Rafael Aghayev weighing in at 75kg scooped gold medal at the World Games Cali 2013 in Colombia, AzerTag state news agency reported.