“I am pleased with my result.”
According to Azernews, Azerbaijan’s freestyle wrestler Arseni
Cioyev, who won a gold medal at the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games
held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, told local media.
The athlete, who topped the podium in the 86 kg weight category,
continued as follows: “In the decisive bout, I defeated Bahrain’s
Khidir Saypudinov. This victory was made possible thanks to the
support of the Azerbaijani people. I thank everyone.”
The Azerbaijani team finished the Games with a total of 59
medals — 9 gold, 19 silver, and 31 bronze. With this result,
Azerbaijan ranked 10th in the overall medal standings. Türkiye took
first place, Uzbekistan second, and Iran third.
Athletes from 57 countries competed in the event.
Here we are to serve you with news right now. It does not cost much, but worth your attention.
Choose to support open, independent, quality journalism and subscribe on a monthly basis.
By subscribing to our online newspaper, you can have full digital access to all news, analysis, and much more.
Subscribe
You can also follow AzerNEWS on Twitter @AzerNewsAz or Facebook @AzerNewsNewspaper
Thank you!