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On June 22, sportsmen competed for 8 sets of medals at the sambo competitions being held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports Palace. Both men and women tested their strength in 4 weight categories. Azerbaijan has joined these competitions with 8 sambo professionals. Our sambo professionals performed successfully. Azerbaijani sportsmen Nazakat Khalilova, Islam Gasymov, Amil Gasymov and Vasif Safarbeyov won silver medals.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, First Lady, Chairperson of Baku-2015 1^st European Games Organizing Committee Mehriban Aliyeva and family members watched the competitions.

At the end, the winners were presented awards.