Azerbaijan wins fifth gold medal at Baku 2015

The Azerbaijani athlete, Aykhan Mamayev won a gold medal in the men’s karate kumite in the weight category of up to 84 kg at the Baku 2015 European Games.

He defeated the Greek athlete Michail Georgios Tzanos.

The European Games that kicked off in Baku June 12, will last till June 28.

There is a total of 20 sports at Baku 2015: 16 Olympic sports and four non-Olympic sports. More than 6,000 athletes from across Europe will be representing their nations over 17 days of competition.

Baku was awarded the games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in December 2012.

/By Trend/