BAKU, Azerbaijan, Might 2. We imagine that there
will likely be extra licenses for the Olympics, Azerbaijani Youth and
Sports activities Minister Farid Gayibov mentioned, Pattern reviews through Idman.biz.
“The previous months have succeeded one another; the successes are
rising day-to-day. April was remembered for mass participation,
sports activities achievements, and the strengtheningucture,” the Minister
famous.
He mentioned within the “Minister’s Level of View” that two vital
occasions passed off for the infrastructure of Ganja, the second
largest metropolis of our nation: “Initially, the top of our state,
Mr. Ilham Aliyev, opened the Ganja Sports activities Palace, which was created
on the highest stage for varied sports activities. received acquainted with the
circumstances. This sports activities palace, which is the biggest sports activities middle
of the Caucasus and the area, has each alternative for coaching,
competitors, and recreation of athletes. I imagine that future
champions will develop up on this palace, and plenty of native and
worldwide competitions will likely be held. I want to point out
that many competitions for the III CIS Video games, which will likely be held in
our nation subsequent yr, will likely be organized right here. As well as, the
head of the nation additionally laid the inspiration for Ganja Metropolis
Stadium.
The Minister additionally emphasised that it has change into a practice for
Baku to host worldwide competitions: “The Rhythmic Gymnastics
World Cup, the place 116 gymnasts from 41 nations competed in Baku,
was organized at a excessive stage this time. On the occasion held on the
Nationwide Gymnastics Area, the brand new mascots of the federation—an
elegant gazelle and a courageous fox—have been offered to the general public.
One other worldwide competitors, the Olympic qualifying
match for wrestling, was additionally organized on the NGA at a excessive
stage. Within the European Olympic Qualifying Event, 5 of our
freestyle wrestlers—Aliabbas Rzazade (57 kg), Haji Aliyev (65 kg),
Turan Bayramov (74 kg), Osman Nurmagomedov (86 kg), and Georgy
Meshvildishvili (125 kg)—certified for Paris 2024. For the primary
time in historical past, we will likely be represented on the Olympics in recreation
sports activities. Azerbaijan’s nationwide ladies’s 3×3 basketball workforce introduced
us this pleasure by successful the license-type match organized in
Hong Kong. We received one other license for the Paris Summer time Olympics in
tutorial rowing. Our athlete, Diana Dymchenko, secured a license to
the Olympics by taking second place within the competitors. For the
final time, Azerbaijan was represented within the rowing sport on the
Summer time Olympic Video games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By the primary
day of Might, our athletes had elevated the variety of licenses to
18. I congratulate the canoe and rowing, basketball, and wrestling
federations on their new licenses. We imagine that the variety of
{qualifications} within the subsequent two months will enhance.”
Gayibov famous that April was remembered for a lot of firsts and new
data: “Our judoka Hidayat Heydarov achieved a brand new report in
Azerbaijani judo by successful the title of European champion for the
4th time. One other one in every of our judokas, Eljan Hajiyev, received the gold
medal on the Continental Championship for the primary time within the 90
kg weight class. The European championship of our chess participant,
Ulviyya Fataliyeva, was one of many first. With this success,
Ulviyya went down in historical past as the primary Azerbaijani chess participant
to win the title of European champion. Our tumbling and trampoline
gamers achieved first place with their profitable performances in
the European Championship. Our tumbling workforce received the title of
European champion. For the primary time within the historical past of gymnastics,
we received a medal on the European Championship. This success was
achieved by Nikita Simonov (silver) in hoops. Our workforce additionally
carried out efficiently within the synchronized actions of youngsters
and women on the trampoline, and it was the primary European medal
for our nation received by trampoline women. Our tumbling workforce additionally received
our first gold medal within the European Championship.”
The minister additionally mentioned that the custom of assembly with
Azerbaijani athletes and their coaches, who’ve efficiently
represented our nation in continental and world championships and
prestigious worldwide competitions, continues through the month.
Rovshan Najaf, President of the State Oil Firm of Azerbaijan
(SOCAR), was elected the brand new head of the group on the subsequent
report-election of the Affiliation of Azerbaijan Soccer
Federations, and Rashad Rasullu was elected the brand new government vice
president of the federation on the common assembly of the
Azerbaijan Judo Federation. I want success to each federations in
their additional actions.”
Gayibov additionally introduced that Baku is a contender for the title of
Sports activities Capital in 2026: “Our metropolis has already been nominated, and
representatives of the Analysis Fee for the World Sports activities
Capital Award (ACES) visited Baku final month. They have been
within the actions of a number of sports activities services and took part in
the presentation. I had a gathering with the representatives of the
fee. We talked with them in regards to the work executed for sports activities in
our nation, the successes achieved, and the sports activities potential of
Baku.”
He mentioned that accountable and productive two months are ready
for our nationwide workforce to reach in Paris: “The consecutive
successes achieved by Azerbaijani athletes within the first 4 months
of the yr encourage us to look extra optimistically at tomorrow. I
imagine that our athletes will proceed the Olympic yr with
victories and can maintain our flag excessive”.
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