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Azerbaijani taekwondo athletes win 104 medals at international tournaments in 2024

Azerbaijan Materials 31 December 2024 11:45 (UTC +04:00)
Azerbaijani taekwondo athletes win 104 medals at international tournaments in 2024
Ingilab Mammadov
Ingilab Mammadov
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 31. Azerbaijani taekwondo athletes secured 104 medals at international competitions in 2024, Trend reports.

The medal haul included 27 gold, 25 silver, and 52 bronze.

A significant achievement came at the 2023 World Para-Taekwondo Championships, where Azerbaijani athletes claimed 11 medals: 4 gold, 3 silver, and 4 bronze.

The standout moment of 2024 was Gashim Magomedov's silver medal in the 58 kg category at the Paris Summer Olympics. Azerbaijani para-taekwondo athletes also made history at the Paralympics, with Imameddin Khalilov (70 kg, K44) and Sabir Zeynalov (58 kg, K44) winning the country’s first-ever medals in the sport. Khalilov, a European and world champion and participant in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, brought home a gold medal, while Zeynalov secured a bronze.

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