President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was pleased with the performance of Azerbaijani athletes on the 7th European Championship in the fight for athletes under 23 years old, where the national team took the first team place.
“At the recent European Championship in Bulgaria, young fighters adopted our country and achieved great success, winning 16 medals, including 7 gold. This is a great achievement. Our team took the first place in the team standby,” Aliyev said on Thursday At the meeting with the participants of Che.
Ilham Aliyev noted that the team victory was conquered in conditions of increasing competition.
“Fight is our national sport. We always had strong fighters, and in Soviet times, and especially during independence. I am sure that this experience, knowledge and skills transmitted from generation to generation will continue to stay Azerbaijan One of the leading wrestling countries of the world, “the president said.