Azerbaijan's first gold medal at Rio 2016

By  Trend

Azerbaijan's taekwondo fighter Radik Isayev (+80 kg) has won a gold medal of Azerbaijan in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Isayev defeated Niger's Abdoulrazak Issoufou Alfaga in the final.

It is the first gold medal of Azerbaijan team at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Fifty-six athletes are representing Azerbaijan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, underway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The games, which kicked off on August 5, will end on August 21, and will be followed by the 15th Summer Paralympic Games on September 7-18.