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Azerbaijan`s Zakiyev takes Paralympic bronze

Azerbaijan`s Zakiyev takes Paralympic bronze

Baku, August 29, AZERTAC

Azerbaijani judoka Ilham Zakiyev has won bronze to seal his country's 12th medal at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Zakiyev secured the medal in the men`s +100kg weight class.

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