In American Birmingham, World Games continue, in which Azerbaijani athletes also take part.
Our gymnast of Zora Agamirova today made its way to the final of the competition with the Bulavs. In qualification, she took 7th place. The finale will be held that night. Recall that a day earlier in the final with the hoop of Zora became the 5th.
Azerbaijani Kikbokser Bahram Rajabzadeus entered the semifinals in the weight category over 91 kg. In the quarterfinals, he had to fight with the American Eric Anders, but he did not go to battle. In the semifinals, which will be held a little later, the rival of Bahram will be Ukrainian Roman Shcherbatyuk.
On Wednesday, Azerbaijani group team also performed on sports aerobics. The team consisting of Vladimir Dolmatov, Medina Mustafaeva, Hadiji Gulieva, Imran Imranov and Hoshgedem Gulieva could not overcome the qualifications.
Recall that the first and so far the only medal at Birmingham games Azerbaijan won precisely in sports aerobics. In the competitions in the aerosca, our squad became a bronze medalist.
Before that, our karatists spoke in Birmingham. They were left without medals. The winner of the Olympics in Tokyo, the world champion Irina Zaretskaya (68 kg) lost in a fight for bronze. Asiman Gurbanly (over 84 kg) and Roman Heydarov (Kata) could not overcome the group round.
There are a total of medals in 30 sports in Birmingham. World games have been held since 1981. The first competitions were held in Santa Clara (USA). In subsequent years, the games were accepted by London (Great Britain), Karlsruhe (Germany), Gaaga (Netherlands), Lahti (Finland), Akita (Japan), Duisburg (Germany), Gaosyun (Taiwan), Kalumbia (Colombia) and Wroclaw (Poland).
Azerbaijan in the history of world games won six medals – two gold, two silver and two bronze.
Competitions are usually held every four years – next year after the summer Olympics. Initially, world games were conceived as an exhibition for sports that are not part of the Olympic program. However, medals are also played in the United States in some Olympic forms.