Azerbaijan wins 8 medals at Islamic Solidarity Games on August 15

Azerbaijan won 8 medals in one day at V Islamic Solidarity Games on August 15, including two gold medals, four silver medals and two bronze medals.

Azerbaijani judoka Balabay Aghayev and Azerbaijani women's saber fencing team won gold medals.

Azerbaijani fencer Ruslan Hasanov, Azerbaijani judoka Konul Aliyeva, Azerbaijani judoka Nariman Mirzayev and Azerbaijani weightlifter Dadash Dadashbayli won silver medals.

 Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team and Azerbaijani judoka Telman Valiyev won bronze medals.

Thus, Azerbaijani national team has 19 gold, 25 silver and 19 bronze medals - 25 medals in total. Azerbaijan ranks fourth among the 56 participating countries. The top three are Türkiye (89-80-60), Iran (37-31-42), Uzbekistan (36-27-42). 

The V Islamic Solidarity Games are taking place from August 9 through 18. In total, athletes from 56 countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation are participating in the games.