Azerbaijan finishes 30th with 10 medals in Olympic Games

Mon 13 August 2012 04:32 GMT | 09:32 Local Time

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The last set of awards were played in the 30th Summer Olympic Games.

The prize winners have been defined in modern pentathlon. Lithuanian representative Laura Asadauskayte. Lithuania has equal number of gold awards with Azerbaijan but it failed to oust us from the 30th place which we share with Poland.

Thus, Azerbaijan has completed the Olympic Games with two gold, two silver and six bronze awards. Poland has the same result.

Ten awards is a record for Azerbaijan. In Beijing-2008, Azerbaijan took the fourth place with one gold, two silver and four bronze awards, 50th in Athens - 2004 (1-0-4), 34th in Sydney-2000 (2-0-1), 61st in Atlanta (0-1-0).

Beginning from 2004, we are rising by 10 positions with every Olympic Games.

Azerbaijan is 15th among European countries and fifth among post-Soviet countries in London.
 
Elmir Aliyev
News.Az

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