Baku. Konul Kamilgizi – APA. Pupils of the children-youth sports and chess schools operating under the Ministry of Education participated in national competitions, European and World championships, international tournaments and achieved high results.
The Ministry’s press service told APA that schoolchildren were awarded 564 medals last year. 274 of them are gold, 189 – silver and 191 – bronze.
219 of 557 medals gained at the national competitions and championships on various sports are gold, 172 – silver, 166 – bronze and 55 of 97 medals gained at international tournaments are gold, 17 – silver, 25 – bronze.