Azerbaijani karatekas have won their next medals at the VI Islamic Solidarity Games held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
Idman.Biz reports that Roman Heydarov won a bronze medal in kata competitions.
In the semi-finals, Heydarov lost to a Kuwaiti athlete, but in the bronze medal match, he was superior to the UAE karateka.
19:25
Karate competitions continue at the VI Islamic Solidarity Games held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
Idman.Biz reports that our karateka Madina Sadigova, competing in the 55 kg weight category, won the bronze medal match against Pakistani representative Laiba Ziya with a score of 7:2 and won the bronze medal.
Thus, Azerbaijani karatekas won their first medals at the VI Islamic Games.
17:24
Karate competitions continue at the VI Islamic Solidarity Games held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
Idman.Biz reports that in the women's competition, Azerbaijani representative Madina Sadigova, competing in the 55 kg weight category, faced Uzbek representative Sevinj Rahimova in the semi-final stage.
She lost the tense match with a score of 3:7.
Thus, although Madina Sadigova could not reach the final, she won the right to fight for a bronze medal.
It should be noted that the Islamic Games will end on November 21.
Vugar Vugarli