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Azeri national team wins four medals at European championship

18 April 2006 [17:11] - TODAY.AZ
Azeri national sambo team won three awards at European championship that ended recently in Beograd.

Trend reports that Islam Guseynov became the winner in a weight category up to 52 kg by winning tough Vshangi Kuzanashvili of Georgia. Elchin Mailov (57 kg) and winner of continent championship Hakim Nazaraliyev (62 kg) have reached the final battle and yielded to Russian sportsmen Gennady Ilyin and Ilya Khlybov, respectively. Third place was taken by Vasif Safarbekov (100+ kg), who left the tournament in semi-final.

Russian athletes winning in total seven golden, six silver and five bronze medals, remained beyond comparison.

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