Publish Date: 5 June 2017 - 15:43

TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) – The Iranian horse jockey team finished first place Sun. at the CSI2*-W Heydar Aliyev Cup 2017 in Azerbaijan.

On Sunday at the final match, Iranian horse jockey Maziyar Jamshidkhani managed to pick up a first-place finish in the 145cm class.

The two other Azerbaijani riders finished second and third place at the final.

The CSI2*-W Heydar Aliyev Cup 2017 started in Baku, Azerbaijan, on June 2 and wrapped on June 4, 2017.

22 riders and horses from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Germany, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Luxembourg, Russia and Turkey vied for top honors during the three-day competition. Total prize money of the event is 78,800 Azerbaijani mantas ($46,444).

The Iranian team compromised Maziyar Jamshidkhani, Mohammad Mehdi Sotoudeh, Ehsan Hashemi and Mousa Daneshi.

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