Azerbaijani Acrobat Wins Special Award at European Championships

Jerusalem, 21 April, 2025 (TPS-IL) -- (AZERTAC) – Azerbaijani acrobat Aghasif Rahimov was awarded a special award at the European Championships held in Luxembourg.

The Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation told AZERTAC that the athlete who rose to the highest step of the podium in the mixed doubles program with Raziya Seyidli was presented with the “Shooting Star” award.

He excelled in the execution of movements with pace.

Azerbaijan’s national team finished the competition with eight medals, including one gold, four silver, and three bronze.

In the men’s pair, Murad Rafiyev and Daniel Abbasov won silver (all-around, balance, tempo movements), the men’s team consisting of Seymur Jafarov, Abdulla Al-Mashaykh, Riad Safarov, and Rasul Seyidli won silver (tempo) and bronze (balance) medals. The women’s team consisting of Zahra Rashidova, Nazrin Zeyniyeva, Anahita Bashiri, and Diana Mammadova, Safiya Babayeva, and Firuza Gasimzadeh took third place.

It marked the first time in the history of Azerbaijani acrobatic gymnastics that the women’s and men’s teams took the podium at the European Championships.