Azerbaijani taekwondo player becomes world champion - UPDATED

Baku. 30 June. REPORT.AZ/ Azerbaijani taekwondo player Milad Beigi Harchegani won a gold medal at the World Championship, taking place in the South Korean city of Muju.

Report informs, 26-year-old athlete defeated in the finals the Russian Anton Kotkov with a score of 21: 3.

After winning the gold of the Baku 2015 the European Games and the European Championship in 2016, Harchegani won the title of world champion.

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Baku. 30 June. REPORT.AZ/ Azerbaijani taekwondo player Milad Beigi Harchegani qualified for the final in the world championship in South Korea's Muju.

Report informs, the Iranian international player defeated the three-time European champion and silver medalist of the world championship, Moldovan Aaron Cook in semi-finals - 41:5.

The rival at the final will be Russian Anton Kotkov.

Notably, earlier, one more Azerbaijani athlete Mahammad Mammadov (63 kg) won a bronze medal.