Azerbaijani wrestlers Mariya Stadnik (women-freestyle, -48 kg) and Yuliya Ratkevich (women-freestyle, -58 kg), athlete Hayle Ibrahimov(5000 m), taekwondoist Patimat Abakarova(women, -49 kg), canoer Valentin Demyanenko (C-1 200 m, sprint) will begin the participation in the Olimpiade.
Inna Osypenko-Radomska will take part in canoeing sprint (Women`s kanoe 500 m)
Boxer Elvin Mamishzada (-52 kg) will fight for advancing to the semi-finals.
Fifty-six athletes are representing Azerbaijan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, underway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The games, which kicked off on Aug. 5, will end on Aug. 21, and will be followed by the 15th Summer Paralympic Games on Sept. 7-18.
Seven Azerbaijani sportsmen take part in Rio today
17 August 2016
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Seven Azerbaijani sportsmen will take part on the 12th day of the Olympic Games in Rio.
