Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 19
Trend:
Azerbaijani taekwondo fighter Farida Azizova has advanced to the women’s 67 kg quarterfinals at the Rio 2016.
Azizova defeated Paige McPherson of the US in the elimination round of 16.
Azizova will face Uzbekistan’s Nigora Tursunkulova in the quarterfinals.
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.