Gabala’s Rafael Aghayev, challenging also for the Azerbaijan national karate team, has gained his next title after 53rd EKF Senior Championships in Novi-Sad, Serbia. The 75-kg challenger took a start from the second stage fighting against Remigijus Jurgilaitis (Lithuania), latviyalı Ruslan Sadikovs (Latvia), Erman Eltemur (Turkey) and Luici Busa (Italy). The 33-year-old hero beat his all opponents progressing intio the final where he won on Gabor Harspataki (Hungary). 

Now Aghayev, 5-time world champion, has reached to his eleventh title of European Champion, after eleven continental gold medals.