Azerbaijani karatekas win 4 medals in European championship

Baku. 20 February. REPORT.AZ/ Azerbaijani karatekas won 4 medals in European youth championship in Sophia, Bulgaria.

Report informs referring to official website of Azerbaijan Karate Federation, our young sportsmen won 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals.

On first day of the tournament 14-15 age group sportswoman Ayla Rzazade won bronze medal in 54kg category. The next day Murad Hajizade (+76kg) won another bronze medal in 16-18 age group.

On last day of the tournament Irina Zaretska (Under-21 age group, 61kg) defeated all rivals to become European champion. Asya Malikova (Under-21 age group, 50kg) lost only final match and won silver medal.

Notably, Azerbaijan positioned itself 13th among 34 medal winners. 1147 karatekas from 50 countries attended the European championship.