MAKHACHKALA, July 6 – RIA "Dagestan". Five Dagestani weightlifters are in the final stage of preparation for the European Junior Championships in Kosovo this August.
Izamutdin Abdulaev, Sharaputdin Iziev, Rasul Shiraev, Beibulat Nazirov, and Abdullah Elmurzaev are currently training in Chekhov, Moscow Region, as part of the Russian national team's session under the guidance of coach Omar Nazirov.
Underscoring their hard work, the coach remarked on the extraordinary preparation the athletes have undergone. Stressing the intensity of their preparation, Nazirov said the athletes were well aware of the national squad's demand for top-level results and had to prove their elite status to make the European Championship roster. The coach voiced full confidence that all five would travel to Kosovo and stressed that their mission at the continental competition would undoubtedly be to win medals.