President Aliyev awards Azerbaijani medalists at XVI Summer European Youth Olympic Festival

President Ilham Aliyev signed an order awarding the athletes of the Republic of Azerbaijan and their coaches for the highest results at the XVI Summer European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) held in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, Report informs.

According to the decree, Azerbaijani athletes and their coaches who showed the highest results at the festival were awarded the following amounts:

- each first-place athlete - 10,000 manats ($5,888), their personal trainer - 5,000 manats ($2,944);

- each second-place athlete – 7,000 manats ($4,121), their personal trainer – 3,500 manats ($2,060);

- every third-place athlete – 5,000 manats ($2,944), their personal coach – 2,500 manats ($1,471);

- head coach of the team - as much as the amount received by the personal coach of the athlete who showed the highest results (once).