Baku, Azerbaijan, May 13
By Azad Hasanli – Trend:
Award ceremony was held May 13 for winners in karate (-50kg) at the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku.
Iranian karatist Nasrin Dousti grabbed the gold medal. Turkish athlete Serap Ozcelik and Azerbaijani karatist Nurana Aliyeva won the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
Among male karatists (-60 kg), Uzbekistan’s Sadriddin Saymatov won the gold medal, while the silver and bronze medals went to Turkey’s Aykut Kaya and Azerbaijani karatist Firdovsi Farzaliyev, respectively.
The medals were presented by President of Azerbaijan’s National Karate Federation Yashar Bashirov.
The Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games started May 8 and will last until May 22 in Azerbaijan’s capital.