Azerbaijani sportsmen won another six medals on June 18 - the seventh day of the I European Games. Thus, the total number of medals of Azerbaijan has reached 29, and by this indicator only Russia is ahead, with 40 medals.
On June 18 a gold medal was brought to Azerbaijan by a taekwondo fighter Milad Harchegani. In the final match among athletes in the 80 kg weight category, he won a landslide victory over the Russian Albert Gaun – 9:4.
A taekwondo wrestler Farida Azizova was second among female athletes in the weight category 67 kg.
Another silver medal for Azerbaijan was brought by the gymnast Oleg Stepko. He was the second in the all-around.
In freestyle wrestling, Azerbaijani sportsmen won three bronze medals. In the weight category 61 kg the third place was taken by Haji Aliyev, 70 kg – by Ruslan Dibirgadjiyev, and 125 kg – by Jamaleddin Magomedov. -06D--
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During the 31st session of the OSCE Council of Foreign Ministers held in Malta on December 5-6, no meeting occurred between the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia, Jeyhun Bayramov and Ararat Mirzoyan.
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On Saturday, the weather in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula will be cloudy with occasional rain. The northwest wind will shift to a southeast direction. Humidity will be 70-80%. At night, temperatures will range from +6 to +8°C, and during the day, from +8 to +11°C.
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On December 10, International Human Rights Day will be observed. Ahead of this day, Azerbaijani human rights defender Rufat Safarov has been arrested. On December 4, the Binagadi District Court imposed a four-month pretrial detention order against him. The official charges include fraud, hooliganism, and infliction of minor injuries, but Safarov denies these accusations, linking his arrest to his human rights activities.
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On Friday, rain is expected in the capital and on the Absheron Peninsula, with heavy rain in the evening. The wind will be north-western. The air temperature at night will be +5 to +7°C, and during the day, it will range from +8 to +11°C. Humidity will be 80-85%. Across the country, rain is expected in the evening, with heavy precipitation in the central, northern, and southern regions. The wind will be from the west.
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