KONYA, Türkiye, August 12. Azerbaijani greco-roman wrestler Eldaniz Azizov reached the semi-finals of V Islamic Solidarity Games, Trend reports.
Azizov defeated his rival from Turkmenistan (8:0).
Two Azerbaijani wrestlers Rafig Huseynov and Taleh Mammadov also reached the semi-finals earlier today.
V Islamic Solidarity Games are taking place from August 9 through 18. In total, athletes from 56 countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation are participating in the games.
The IV Islamic Solidarity Games was a multinational, multi-sport event that was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from May 12 through 22, 2017. Previously the event has been held in Saudi Arabia in 2005 and Indonesia in 2013.