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AZERI POWERLIFTERS WIN EIGHT MEDALS AT EUROPEAN CHAMP

European Power-lifting and Bench Press Championship ended in Novy Bor, the Czech Republic, the Azerbaijan Powerlifting Federation said. Azerbaijani power lifter Yalchin Bagirov (67.5 kg) and female athlete Rana Aliyeva (56 kg) won gold medals at the European Championship, while Bayram Aliyev (75 kg) and Bakhtiyar Guliyev (110 kg) won silver.

The Azeri athlete Ibrahim Ibrahimov (100 kg) took silver medal.

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