Azeri athletes win 127 medals in int'l tournaments

Azerbaijani athletes have won 127 medals - 37 gold, 39 silver and 51 bronze - in various international tournaments over the last nine months of this year, Minister for Youth, Sports and Tourism Abulfaz Garayev said.

Garayev said that Baku will host the European Champions League qualifying matches among women's handball teams and a world judo championship among military men in November.

Garayev added that the Ministry plans to upgrade the "Kur" rowing base in Mingachevir District and the Track and Field Athletics Arena to international standards.