Another representative
of “Neftchi” Sports Club has given medal to our country at the World Military
Games. The club’s taekwondo fighter, winner of the European Games Aykhan
Tagizade (68 kg) has gained success at Mungyeong games in South Korea. Joined the competition from 8/1 final our
athlete won over before the Canadian Harkourt Lorden (14: 6), then the
representative of Venezuela Edgar Contreras (9: 2) and has risen to the
semi-final. At this stage Aykhan also has fought confidently and has defeated
the Italian taekwondo fighter Claudio Trevison – 7:5. Tagizade has lost with a
score 5: 9 in the decisive final match and he has won silver medal.Note that, it’s the 5thmedal, which the club’s athletes won in the race. In the previous days of the
Games more 4 athletes won the silver medal: the judo fighters Nijat
Shikhalizade (66 kg), Hussein Rahimli (73 kg), Elmar Gasimov (100 kg) and
freestyle wrestler Aghahuseyn Mustafayev (65 kg).Note that, the VI
World Military Games will be completed on October 11.