Karate competitions have started at the VI Islamic Solidarity Games held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
According to the employee of Apasport.az sent to the competition, the Azerbaijani national team won two medals on the first day of the tournament.
Madina Sadygova, competing in the 55 kg weight category, won a bronze medal by defeating her Pakistani opponent Laiba Ziya in the fight for third place.
Roman Heydarov won a bronze medal in the kata category by defeating Karim al-Hajani, a representative of the United Arab Emirates.
It should be noted that the Azerbaijani karate team is represented by 6 athletes in the competition.