The European Taekwondo Championship was held in Tirana, the
capital of Albania, Azernews reports.
An athlete from the ‘Alpman’ club of Azerbaijan rose to the
podium in the competition.
Salima Guliyeva, competing in the 46 kg weight category,
finished the tournament with a silver medal.
Representing our nation, the taekwondo player defeated Maria
Magdalini Mytiliniou (Greece) with a score of 2:0 in the 1/8
finals. She then beat Ashley Lightfoot (Great Britain) by the same
score. Guliyeva also showed her strength against Lilli Ettelbrück
(Germany) in the semi-finals, winning 2:0.
In the final, the athlete faced Turkish Nazli Kesgin. The
intense battle ended in favor of the opponent, with a score of
2:0.
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