National fighters reach semifinal of World Taekwondo Team Championships [PHOTO]
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The Azerbaijani men`s national taekwondo team have progressed to the semifinal of the 2016 WTF World Team Championships, Azertac reported.
Azerbaijani taekwondo fighters ranked first in Group B after defeating Belgium 27-8 and the U.S. 42-4.
Taekwondo is one of the most popular sports in Azerbaijan. The National Taekwondo Federation has trained many prominent athletes since its founding in 1992. Many of those athletes now enjoy international recognition.
The Federation’s training facility houses new, state-of-the-art training equipment and has a proud history of bringing up more than 500 black belt recipients and athletes.
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