Azerbaijani athlete wins gold medal at 5th Islamic Solidarity Games

Azerbaijani athlete Anna Skidan has won a gold medal in the hammer throw competition at the V Islamic Solidarity Games in Turkish Konya city.

The official opening ceremony of the Games took place on August 9, and the competitions will last until August 18, according to Vestnik Kavkaza. 

In total, athletes from 56 member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will take part in the Islamic Solidarity Games. The competitions will be held at 14 different venues across Konya.

As many as 355 medals will be presented to winners following the results of the competition.

The Azerbaijani delegation will be the second largest among the 56 participating countries of the V Islamic Solidarity Games, the Minister of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan Farid Gayibov told reporters accompanying a delegation of Azerbaijani athletes travelling from Baku to Turkish Konya city for the games.

According to him, Azerbaijani athletes will take part in competitions in 22 of 24 sports disciplines.

He expressed his pride that Azerbaijan will be represented at the Games among many participating countries, and recalled that the IV Islamic Solidarity Games took place in Baku.

"It is expected that at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games, the teams of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran and some other countries will have a strong team. A new level of participation in such competitions awaits our athletes," he noted.

According to him, in connection with the upcoming championships in wrestling, football and some other sports, young athletes from Azerbaijan will take part in the competitions of the V Islamic Solidarity Games.