Azerbaijani gymnast Tofiq Aliyev has won a silver medal at the 39th Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling World Championships in Nanjing, China.
As reported by İdman.Biz, Aliyev competed in the men's individual tumbling final, scoring 29.700 points to finish second.
The result marks the first individual silver medal of Aliyev's career at the World Championships.
Portugal's Vasco Peso claimed the gold medal, while American gymnast Kaden Brown finished third to take bronze.
With Aliyev's performance, Azerbaijan's representatives have concluded their participation in the tumbling events at the World Championships.
Earlier, Azerbaijan's Seljan Mahsudova and her brother Maqsud Mahsudov secured a historic silver medal in the mixed synchronized trampoline event.
The Azerbaijani siblings scored 52.010 points in the final to finish second, becoming the first representatives of Azerbaijan to win a World Championships silver medal in this discipline.
Belarusian gymnasts claimed gold, while the Japanese pair completed the podium with bronze.
Azerbaijan had already celebrated another major achievement in Nanjing. On November 6, the men's tumbling team, consisting of Mikhail Malkin, Tofiq Aliyev, Adil Hajizade and Alexey Karatashov, won the world title in the team competition.
Meanwhile, Seljan Mahsudova has also qualified for the women's individual trampoline final.
Competing in the semifinals on November 7, the Azerbaijani gymnast scored 56.140 points to finish sixth and secure her place among the finalists.
Notably, Mahsudova finished six positions ahead of Bryony Page, the reigning Olympic champion from Paris 2024.
In the men's individual trampoline competition, Maqsud Mahsudov scored 37.850 points in the semifinals, finishing 20th.
Mahsudova will have another opportunity to add to Azerbaijan's medal tally on November 8, when she competes in the women's individual trampoline final, scheduled to begin at 09:15 Baku time.
The World Championships, which began on November 4, will conclude on November 8.
