MAKHACHKALA, May 20 – RIA Dagestan. Dagestani athletes delivered a strong performance at the second qualifying stage of the Summer Spartakiad of Russian Students, held in the settlement of Sukko in Krasnodar region. Six of the seven Dagestani participants have been awarded different medals.
Rasul Temirbekov, senior coach of Dagestan's youth national team, commended his squad's outstanding performance, highlighting that Izamutdin Abdulaev and Khamzat Pashaev—trained by Gusenkhan Zakaryayev and Omar Nazirov—also delivered strong results. Temirbekov particularly noted Alimurad Gadzhibabatov as a promising talent who, with continued development, is poised for major future successes.
Temirbekov added that each medalist has the potential to perform equally well at the August Spartakiad finals and noted that the European Junior Championship this summer is eagerly anticipated by the coaching staff and athletes.