Azerbaijani athletes have completed the third day of the Mingachevir Regatta 2026 international tournament with 11 medals – three gold, three silver and five bronze.
As reported by İdman.Biz, Alimurad Hajizade won gold in the boys’ 2008-2009 age group in the K1 500m event. Giyas Ahmadov claimed silver, while Tengiz Gagnidze took bronze in the same race.
In the C1 500m event for the same age group, Huseyn Samadli finished third to secure another bronze medal for Azerbaijan.
Ahmadov and Gagnidze also teamed up to win gold in the K2 200m event for athletes born in 2008-2009. Sabir Aghayev and Mikayil Valiyev finished third in the same event to take bronze.
Among athletes born in 2010-2011, Nizami Karimov and Magsud Mantashev claimed bronze in the K2 200m.
Mustafa Valizade won another gold medal for Azerbaijan in the K1 500m event in the 2010-2011 age category.
Valizade then partnered with Elmir Tarverdiyev to take silver in the K2 500m event.
Azer Ilyasov and Isabala Dadashzada added another silver in the 1,500m double sculls event for athletes born in 2008-2009, while Tunar Mammadzada and Ismayil Shirinov finished third to claim bronze.
Azerbaijani athletes had already won 11 medals during the first two days of the tournament in Fuzuli and Mingachevir. The team therefore finished the three days of competition with a total of 22 medals.
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The final races of the Mingachevir Regatta 2026 international tournament will take place today.
As reported by İdman.Biz, the concluding stage of the competition, jointly organised by Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Azerbaijan Aquatic Sports Federation (AZSIF), will be held at the Kur Olympic Training and Sports Centre in Mingachevir.
Azerbaijan’s young rowers have claimed 11 medals over the first two days of competition, which were held in Fuzuli and Mingachevir.
More than 100 athletes are taking part in the international tournament. Alongside Azerbaijan, the competition features representatives from the Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Türkiye, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
