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Azerbaijani female weightlifter earns bronze at 5th Islamic Solidarity Games

Azerbaijani female weightlifter earns bronze at 5th Islamic Solidarity Games

Konya, August 11, AZERTAC

Azerbaijani female weightlifter Nazila Ismayilova (45kg) has claimed a bronze medal at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkiye.

She secured the medal after lifting a total of 121kg, with a lift of 54kg in the snatch and 67kg in the clean and jerk.

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