Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 15
Trend:
Azerbaijani boxer Kamran Shakhsuvarly has advanced to semifinals in men’s middle 75 kg boxing event at the Rio Olympics 2016.
Shakhsuvarly defeated Kazakhstan’s Zhanibek Alimkhanuly.
He will face Cuba’s Arlen Lopez in semifinals.
Fifty-six athletes are representing Azerbaijan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, underway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The games, which kicked off on Aug. 5, will end on Aug. 21, and will be followed by the 15th Summer Paralympic Games on Sept. 7-18.