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Azerbaijan to be known as country of gymnastics as well

Baku 2015 : EUROGAMES Materials 21 June 2015 15:02 (UTC +04:00)
From now on, Azerbaijan will be known as a country of gymnastics as well.
Azerbaijan to be known as country of gymnastics as well

Baku, Azerbaijan, June 21

By Vugar Imanov - Trend:

From now on, Azerbaijan will be known as a country of gymnastics as well, Chingiz Huseynzade, vice president of the country's National Olympic Committee told reporters June 21.

He was referring to the number of medals won by Azerbaijani gymnasts at the First European Games.

Azerbaijani gymnasts have already grabbed six medals - one gold, two silver and three bronze medals - at Baku 2015.

"Before now, Azerbaijan was known as a country with well-developed wrestling, but from now on, it will be known as a country of gymnastics as well," he said.

The closing ceremony of the First European Games will be held in a week, he said, adding that the Azerbaijani athletes have already won many medals.

"Hopefully, our athletes will make us happy with new medals throughout the last week as well."

The European Games that kicked off in Baku June 12, will last till June 28. There is a total of 20 sports at Baku 2015: 16 Olympic sports and four non-Olympic sports.

More than 6,000 athletes from across Europe came to Baku to represent their nations over 17 days of competition. Baku was awarded the games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in December 2012.

Edited by SI

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