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Nigar Baghirova gains silver medal

03 March 2006 [16:07] - TODAY.AZ
Azeri sniper Nigar Baghirova gained silver medal at the European championship on bullet shooting, which is being held in Moscow.

The Azerbaijani sportswoman distinguished in shooting through air gun within 10 meters among juniors, Trend reports.

Baghirova reached the final with 479.7 points after 40 shots. Nevertheless, Zoran Arunovich from Serbia and Montenegro left Azerbaijani sniper behind and became the winner of the competitions.

This was the first success in the career of Baghirova, participated in the tournament in Munich within the preparations for the championship. Now she can join struggle for Olympic ticket during the forthcoming selection starts.

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