Hidayat Heydarov
Azerbaijani judoka Hidayat Heydarov clinched the first gold medal for his team at the Olympic Games in Paris. In the final of the 73 kg weight category, Heydarov triumphed over France's John Benjamin Gaba, securing a decisive victory to become the Olympic champion.
Adding to Azerbaijan's achievements, the bronze medal in the same weight class was won by Adil Osmanov, a Moldovan citizen representing Azerbaijan.
Following the victory, President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva extended their congratulations to Heydarov, praising his performance and wishing him continued success in his athletic career.
Politics
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The Georgian Migration Department refused to grant political asylum to Azerbaijani activist Avtandil Mammadov, and the Tbilisi City Court confirmed this decision. This was reported to Turan by Mammadov himself.
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On July 29, the Baku Court of Appeal, chaired by Hasan Ahmedov, rejected a complaint against the arrest of former diplomat Emin Ibrahimov. According to lawyer Bahruz Bayramov, Emin Ibrahimov has been on hunger strike as a sign of illegal arrest for 6 days.
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On July 30, an Azerbaijani delegation headed by Prime Minister Ali Asadov will travel to Tehran to attend the inauguration ceremony of newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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An invitation has not been sent to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to observe the early elections to the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan on September 1ç the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ayhan Hajizadeh told Turan.
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