Baku, June 12, AZERTAC
Azerbaijan has announced its flag bearer for the international multi-sport event “BRICS Sports Games Kazan 2024” scheduled to take place in Kazan, Russia on June 12-23.
Ziya Mammadzada, silver and bronze medallist of the Amber Oars international regatta, gold medallist of the President-Cup-2015 international regatta, was named the country’s flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the competition.
The international multi-sport event will bring together about 5,000 athletes from the BRICS countries and invited states. Participants will compete in 29 sports vying for 387 sets of prizes in Kazan.
A total of 97 Azerbaijani sportsmen will join 11 sports disciplines, including rowing, canoeing, fencing, judo, table tennis, karate, sambo and different types of wrestling.