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Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation awards President of Turkish Wrestling Federation with special plaquette

Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation awards President of Turkish Wrestling Federation with special plaquette

Baku, February 7 (AZERTAC). The Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation has awarded President of the Turkish Wrestling Federation, two-fold Olympic champion Hamza Yerlikaya with a special plaquette.

Hamza Yerlikaya was honored for his contributions to popularize wrestling in Turkey, as well as for his role in development of cooperation between the two federations.

The President of the Turkish Wrestling Federation received the plaquette from Secretary General of the Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation Ajdar Jafarov.

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