By Azernews

By Akbar Mammadov

Azerbaijani  athlete Rustam Mammadov  won the gold medal in “Minsk U20 International Match” tournament held among athletes under 20 years in Belarus, on February 25.

In the tournament, Azerbaijan was also represented by Teymur Salahzade, Vahid Karimov, Aleksey Aliakbarov, Kasgin Abbaszade, Rustam Mammadov, Yusif Nazarov, Aydin Badalov, Lamiya Valiyeva and Yelena Pextireva.

The national athletes tested their strength in running (60m, 400m, 1500m) and jumping (with three push, to height, to length) races.

Nazim Israfilov was coaching Azerbaijan's national team of juniors during the tournament.