The Azerbaijani team finished the "President's Cup 2026" international regatta, dedicated to the 103rd anniversary of the National Leader Heydar Aliyev, with 9 medals. Sport24.az reports that the team won 4 more medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) on the last day of the competition held in Mingachevir.
Today, the pair Tengiz Gagnidze – Giyas Ahmadov (athletes born in 2008-2009) won a gold medal in the 200-meter race in a two-seater kayak. The pair Niyaz Malikov – Ivan Vorobyanski (athletes born in 2008-2009) won a silver medal.
In the 1000-meter kayak race (2010-2011), the duo Sanan Jafarzade – Tahir Movsumov won a bronze medal. In academic rowing, the tandem Azer Ilyasov – Tunar Mammadzadeh also took third place in the 1500-meter race in a two-seater boat (athletes born in 2008-2009).
It should be noted that more than 100 athletes from Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine and Uzbekistan participated in the tournament organized jointly by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Azerbaijan Water Sports Federation.