BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 8. The European
Youth and Junior Karate Championships, held in Limassol, Cyprus,
from February 6-8, have successfully concluded, Trend reports with
reference to the Azerbaijan Karate Federation.
Azerbaijani athletes demonstrated strong results at the
prestigious European Championship, winning medals in various age
and weight categories.
Salman Salmanov, competing in the under-18 kata category, won a
bronze medal. In the kumite competition, bronze medals were won by
Jansu Akhmadzade in the under-66 kg weight category and Ravan
Abasov in the under-61 kg weight category. Vusal Ganbarov,
competing in the 55 kg weight class, won the silver medal. Aladdin
Malikov, competing in the 68 kg weight class, defeated all his
opponents to win the gold medal.
Aslan Dostuyev, representing Azerbaijan in the under-21 age
category, won a bronze medal in the 60 kg weight category.
