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Azerbaijan wins fifth gold at Youth Olympic Games

Society Materials 17 August 2010 17:06 (UTC +04:00)
Azerbaijan won its fifth gold at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games today.
Azerbaijan wins fifth gold at Youth Olympic Games

Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug.17 / Trend, M.Aliyev /

Azerbaijan won its fifth gold at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games today.

Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler Ali Mahammadabirov beat Cuban Abraham de Jesus Konedo Ruanoin in the 100-kilogram-class finals to take home the gold.

Azerbaijani wrestler Nijat Rahimov took home the gold in the 295-kilogram class in the snatch event. Kenan Guliyev won the silver in the 54-kilogram class.

Azerbaijani wrestlers Murad Bazarov and Elman Mukhtarov won gold medals on the first day of the games. Patimat Bagomedova also brought home a gold.

The Summer Youth Olympic Games are held from Aug. 14 to 26.

Over 3,500 athletes are competing.

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