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Employees of Baku Higher Oil School win swimming competition

Pyotr Kuvshinov, a coach/teacher at the Sports Center of Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS), a veteran of the Karabakh War, and Tahir Efendiyev, a developer/designer at the Event and Exhibition Management Department of BHOS, have won the Swim Together swimming competition held by the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

Pyotr Kuvshinov won 1st place among men over 60 years old in a 1700-m swimming competition, and Tahir Efendiyev won 3rd place among men 55-59 years old in a 1250-m swimming competition.

The competition was held simultaneously in 30 sports complexes and was watched live.

The participants who swam the longest distance within 30 minutes (the first 3 in each age group) were declared the winners. The winners of the competition were awarded a diploma, medal and a swimming pool subscription as a gift.

Minister of Youth and Sports Farid Gayibov took part in the awarding ceremony.