Azerbaijani taekwondo fighters have claimed three medals, including a gold, at the qualification tournament for the 3rd European Games held in Bucharest, Romania.
Sayyad Dadashov bagged a gold medal for Azerbaijan in the 54 kg weight class. Hamidreza Badrialiabadi (+87 kg) and Khanoglan Karimov (63kg) took bronze medals of the tournament.
Azerbaijan finished 2nd in the overall medal table.
The gold medallist Sayyad Dadashov obtained a direct spot for the European Games in Poland (G4), which will take place in Kraków-Małopolska, Poland on June 23-26.
Earlier, the names of 7 Azerbaijani fighters have been confirmed for the taekwondo competition at the Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games.