Radik Isayev (born September 26, 1989 in Ukhul,

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taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. ...

practitioner of Lezgin origin. He won the gold medal at the 2014 European Championships Men's 87 kg, also he won bronze in 2013 World Championships. Radik also won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio. Olympic and World Champion Radik Isayev from Azerbaijan won a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Radik became World Champion in 2015 and won bronze at World Championships in 2016. Radik became champion of 1st European Games in 2015. He is 2 times European Champion and 2 times World Cup Champion. He became champion of Islamic Games in 2017.

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