The President Cup 2026 international rowing and canoeing regatta, dedicated to the 103rd anniversary of National Leader Heydar Aliyev’s birth, will conclude today in Mingachevir.
According to İdman.Biz, the final medal events will take place at the Kur Olympic Training and Sports Centre, where the last podium places of the tournament are set to be decided.
Azerbaijan have already enjoyed a strong showing at the regatta. Azer Ilyasov won gold in the men’s single sculls over 1,500 metres among athletes born in 2008-2009, while Alimurad Hajizade took silver in the single kayak 500m event.
There was also bronze for the pair of Mustafa Valizade and Elmir Tarverdiyev in the double kayak 500m race among athletes born in 2010-2011. Another Azerbaijani duo, Niyaz Malikov and Ivan Vorobyanski, secured bronze in the double kayak 1,000m event in the 2008-2009 age group.
Earlier in the competition, Hajizade had also claimed silver in the single kayak 200m race, adding to Azerbaijan’s medal tally at the event.
The tournament is organised jointly by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Azerbaijan Water Sports Federation. More than 100 athletes are taking part, representing Azerbaijan, Czechia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Tajikistan, Türkiye, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
