Azerbaijani karatekas, entered the race for the medals in the second and third day of the competition, won 4 gold and 2 bronze medals, herewith justified the hopes.
Firdovsi Farzaliyev (-60 kg) and Rafael Aghayev (-75 kg) won gold medal, Niyazi Aliyev (-67 kg) and Ilaha Gasimova (-55 kg) won the bronze medal, the next day Irina Zaretskaya (-68 kg) and Ayhan Mamaev ( -84 kg) also became the winners of the tournament, having brought the team into first place in the overall standings.
The team captain Shahin Atamov, was considered as the favorite of the tournament, but the run of luck went against him. The winner of the World Games finished the tournament without a medal. Despite the fact that the number of awards could be more, Azerbaijan karatekas, winning the first medals of the European Games have become «pioneers» of the European Karate.
