Our wrestlers win more gold medals at the 1st European Games

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Our wrestlers win more gold medals at the 1st European Games

Our wrestlers win more gold medals at the 1st European Games
17/06/2015

On June 17, competitions on free style wrestling were held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports Palace within the framework of the 1st European Games. President Ilham Aliyev, First Lady, Chairperson of the 1st European Games Organizing Committee Mehriban Aliyeva, and family members watched the finals.

First, Azerbaijani wrestler Toghrul Asgarov became a champion of the 1st European Games, having defeated his rivals. By this victory of Olympic champion Toghrul Asgarov, number of gold medals won by Azerbaijan became 9. 

Then Khetag Gazyumov, an Azerbaijani wrestler, a twofold bronze medallist of the Olympic Games, world and European champion, won a gold medal in 97-kg weight category. By this victory, the number of gold medals gained by Azerbaijan reached the number of 10. 

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev presented medals to sportsmen-winners at the ceremony of presenting awards.