The
European Para-Taekwondo Championship was held in Warsaw, Poland. In the
tournament more than 120 athletes from 32 countries competed and our national
team was represented by 11 taekwondo-fighters.The
national team completed the continental championship successfully. The
paralimpians claimed 9 medals (2 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze) and 7 of them belong
to the athletes of “Neftchi Sports Club”. Nijat Muslimov (75 kg) and Alexander
Polishuk (+75 kg) won all matches and became the European champions. Shahmir
Ibadov (61 kg) and Royala Fataliyeva (58 kg) lost only in the final and owned
silver medals. Anar Huseynov (61 kg), Abulfaz Abuzarli (75 kg) and Aynur
Mammadov (58 kg) won bronze medals.Note that,
the champion Nijat Muslumov was honored with a special award “The best
taekwondo-fighter”.