Azerbaijani swimmer Maryam Sheikhalizade and Azerbaijani saber fencing athlete Palina Kaspiarovich won silver medals of the V Islamic Solidarity Games.
Maryam Sheikhalizade swam butterfly a distance of 50 meters in the finals and won a silver medal.
Palina Kaspiarovich lost to the Turkish athlete Irina Shchukla with a score of 14:15.
The V Islamic Solidarity Games are taking place in Konya, Türkiye, from August 9 through August 18. In total, athletes from 56 countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation are participating in the games. The competitions are held at 14 venues in Konya. According to the results of the competitions, 355 medals will be awarded to athletes.
