Organization of such marathons every year will strongly push the development of athletics, winner of the Baku Marathon 2016 Namig Asadov, 27, told journalists.

“I am a teacher at the Ankara lyceum. I am attending this marathon for the first time. But I am prize winner of some international competitions. And today, the experience allowed me to win,” he added.

He also expressed gratitude to the Heydar Aliyev Foundation for a high-level organization of the event.

/By Azertac/