Azerbaijani track and field athlete reaches EYOF Baku 2019 finals

Azerbaijani track and field athlete Sabrina Zhalova reached the finals in triple jump competitions as part of the XV Summer European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF Baku 2019).

Her result was 12.23 meters at the qualifying stage. The final competitions will be held on July 26.

Among 20 athletes Azerbaijani athlete Lamiya Valiyeva ranked 14th in the 200 meter race with the result  of 25.06 seconds. Among men, Azerbaijani athlete Ali Abdyev (22.63) ranked 14th among 19 athletes in the same competition.

The XV Summer European Youth Olympic Festival is being held in Baku on July 21-27. The festival will be attended by more than 3,900 athletes from 48 European countries. Athletes will compete in ten kinds of sports - gymnastics, athletics, basketball, cycling, handball, judo, swimming, tennis, volleyball and wrestling. In total, athletes will compete for 135 sets of medals.