The last day of the World Taekwondo Championship, which is taking place in Baku, has started, Trend reports.
The winners in the 53 kilogram weight category for women and +87 kilogram for men will be announced at the World Championship today.
Azerbaijani taekwondo athlete Hamidreza Badrialiabad started his performance with a victory. In the 1/16 finals, he defeated Nouhuma Diawara (Mali) with a score of 2:1. Badrialiabadi will face Frenchman Omar El Yazidi in the 1/8 finals.
Another representative of the Azerbaijani national team Samarrukh Osmanova lost to rival from Lebanon Mariella Bou Habib in the 1/16 finals.
A total of 949 taekwondo athletes from 145 countries take part in the World Championship in Baku.
Source: TREND News Agency