Russians win World Fire and Rescue Sports Championships

An official opening ceremony of the 21st Men's and 12th Women's World Championships in Fire and Rescue Sports was held in Baku.

The men's semifinals and finals and the women's finals in the hook ladder climbing event were held at the Azerbaijan Sports Academy stadium.

Russian athletes claimed all three podium places in the men's event. In the women's competition, Russian representatives finished first and third, while a Belarusian athlete took second place.

Azerbaijani Emergency Situations Minister Kamaladdin Heydarov and International Sport Federation of Firefighters and Rescuers President Alexander Chupriyan presented medals to the winners and runners-up.

The national anthems of the winning countries were played during the ceremony.