Gabala”s karateist Niyazi Aliyev winished with the 1st European Games 2015 by a bronze medal. After beating Georgian Irakli Tkebuchav 2:0, Steven Da Costa from France 3:1 and Spaniard Manuel Rosero Ruis 2:0, he defeated to Burak Uyghur from Turkey 1:4 in the semifinal. Then he won over German Ricardo Giegler 3:1 to take the bronze.