Azerbaijani athlete becomes 1st among Europeans in world championship

Azerbaijani athlete, whose presence in the final was a remarkable achievement for Azerbaijan athletics, ran the decisive distance for 20.61 seconds while he ran faster both in the quarterfinal and semifinal.

As a result, Azerbaijani runner took 7th place, passing ahead French David Alert. Thus, Ramil was the best among Europeans losing only to two representatives of Jamaica, a trio of Americans and a Panamanian.

Useyn Bolt from Jamaica won the gold medal by setting a world record - 19.19 seconds. Alonso Edward from Panama was second and American Wallace Spearrmon was third.

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