Background and career
Radik Isayev (born September 26, 1989, in Ukhul, Akhtynsky District, Dagestan) is a Russian-born naturalized Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner of Lezgin origin. He won the gold medal at the 2014 European Championships in the men's 87 kg event, and also won bronze at the 2013 World Championships. Radik also won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
Olympic and World Champion Radik Isayev from Azerbaijan won a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Radik became World Champion in 2015 and won bronze at World Championships in 2016. Radik became champion of 1st European Games in 2015. He is 2 times European Champion and 2 times World Cup Champion.
He became champion of Islamic Games in 2017.
