Azerbaijan wins silver medal at European Games

Baku 2015 : EUROGAMES Materials 13 June 2015 20:56 (UTC +04:00)
The Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler Rafig Huseynov, competing in the weight category of up to 80 kg, won a sliver medal at the Baku 2015 European Games.
Azerbaijan wins silver medal at European Games

Baku, Azerbaijan, June 13

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The Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler Rafig Huseynov, competing in the weight category of up to 80 kg, won a sliver medal at the Baku 2015 European Games.

In the finals he lost to the Russian athlete Evgeny Saleev.

This is Azerbaijan's first silver medal at the Games.

The European Games that kicked off in Baku June 12, will last till June 28.

There is a total of 20 sports at Baku 2015: 16 Olympic sports and four non-Olympic sports. More than 6,000 athletes from across Europe will be representing their nations over 17 days of competition.

Baku was awarded the games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in December 2012.

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