Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 17
Trend:
Azerbaijani canoe sprinter Valentin Demyanenko came in second in semifinals in men’s canoe single 200 m at the Rio Olympics 2016.
His result was 40.298 seconds and so he qualified for the finals.
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.