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Azerbaijani taekwondo fighter takes bronze at Islamic Solidarity Games

Azerbaijani taekwondo fighter takes bronze at Islamic Solidarity Games

Konya, August 9, AZERTAC

Azerbaijani taekwondo fighter Gashim Magomedov has clinched a bronze medal at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkiye.

He secured the medal in the men`s 58kg weight category.

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