The head of
\nadministration of the “Neftchi Sports Club\u201d Public Union and the Vice President
\nof the Azerbaijan Judo Federation Sadig Sadigov has spoken about the annual
\nactivities of the club and the federation to our official website:”If we look
\nback, we can say that, 2016 has been successful for the “Neftchi Sports Club\u201d.
\nDuring this time, significant
\nsteps have been taken, in the direction of modern physical education and sports
\nservices to gas and chemical industry workers and their family members,
\nincluded in the structure of SOCAR. So that, volleyball, mini-football, chess,
\nvarious sports and tourism competitions among the oil, gas and chemical
\nindustry workers, as well as, XXIV Spartakiad has been held during the year and
\nmore than 1,900 workers have participated in these tournaments.In the field of great sports and training professional
\nathletes, great successes have also been gained. Our sportsmen have worthily
\nrepresented Azerbaijan at the Olympics, as well as, international competitions
\nat different levels and returned with medals. The sportsmen of the club have
\nwon 5 medals at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games (3 silver, 2 bronze).In general, our sportsmen have gained 1150 medals (422
\ngold, 329 silver and 399 bronze) during the year. Thanks to the achievements,
\nour club has been awarded the title of “The best sports organization”
\nby the Youth and Sports Ministry. All of these indicators prove that, “Neftchi
\nSports Club\u201d is a leader sport organization in the country.The achievements of the Azerbaijan Judo Federation
\nduring the year are also evident. Rovnag Abdullayev after being elected the
\nhead of the Azerbaijan Judo Federation, a new phase of development has started
\nin this kind of sport. As a result of the work done, our athletes have taken
\npart at the Euroepan championships, international tournaments and the Olympic
\nGames and won medals.After the
\nimportant steps, when analyzing the results of the outgoing year, we can see
\nthat, the record number of medals and historical achievements have been gained at
\nthe international tournaments. So that, the members of the national team
\n(juniors, cadets and seniors) have claimed 140 medals at the international
\ncompetitions ( 52 gold, 29 silver and 59 bronze).The
\nAzerbaijan Judo Federation organizes regularly local and international Judo
\ntraining camps of all the national teams at high level ensures the
\nparticipation of the judokas at the international tournaments and pays
\nattention to them.Of course,
\nthe most prestigious competition is the 31th Rio Summer Olympic Games, held in
\nBrazil. The Azerbaijani judo fighters have gained brilliant victories at the
\nOlympic Games in Rio and 2 exciting final happiness have been given to us.
\nRustam Orujov (73 kg) and Elmar Gasimov (100 kg) have gained the silver medals
\nof the Olympics. Both fighters, who signed this historic victories and the
\nsilver medalist of the European Championship Orkhan Safarov lead the world
\nranking of the International Judo Federation at the moment. This is a first in
\nthe history of judo. And the 2016 European Champion Rustam Orujov has scored
\n3010 points and leads all over the world in judo.The 15th
\nParalympics in Rio de Janeiro has also been successful for the Azerbaijan
\nJudokas. The Para-judoka Ramil Gasimov (73kq) has won all competitors and
\ngained a gold medal; Bayram Mustafayev (66kq) has also lost in the final and
\nowned a silver medal and Rovshan Safarov has won a bronze medal of the
\nParalympics.The
\nmanagement of Azerbaijan Judo Federation attaches great importance to the
\ndevelopment prospects of the junior and cadet judokas, as well as the national
\nteam. The junior and cadet judokas have also gained victories at the European
\nChampionship during this period. The national team (cadets) has won 2 gold
\nmedals at the European Championship held in Malaga, Spain and has been awarded
\nby a silver medal in the team competitions for the first time in the history of
\nAzerbaijani judo. And the junior judokas have completed the European
\nChampionship held in Vantaa, Finland with 2 gold medals and 1 bronze medal. At
\nthe U-23 Championship held in Israel, our judokas have gained 1 gold medal and
\n1 bronze medal.In
\naddition, our leading coaches, referees and other specialists participate
\nregularly in the international seminars and exchange of experience programs and
\nincrease their knowledge and skills. Fortunately, our 2 representative of
\njustice – Matin Rahimli and Arzu Ajalova passed successfully the exam held in Italy
\nand were awarded with the title of international referee in 2016.Azerbaijani
\nveteran judo movement has not gone unnoticed. Our veteran judokas have been
\nsent to the European Championship held in Croatia and the World Championship
\norganized in Miami, the city of USA and they have won 7 gold, 3 silver and 5
\nbronze medals.During this
\ntime, national, regional and city-wide championships have also been
\nunforgettable with the high organizational level and a record number of
\nparticipants.Baku Judo
\n“Grand Slam\u201d Tournament dedicated to the memory of national leader Heydar
\nAliyev was organized in highest level held in Baku, May 2016.This fact reflected
\nin the protocol of the final report of the expert group received by the
\nInternational Judo Federation.One
\nparticular fact should be noted that, it was decided to hold the 2018 World Cup
\nin Baku at the Congress of the International Judo Federation in Rio de Janeiro.
\nThe imposition of such a prestigious competition for our country is an indication
\nof the victories of our athletes and high organization of the Azerbaijan Judo
\nFederation.The
\nupcoming 2017 is rich with authenticity and accuracy of the judo competitions.
\nInternational referees and coaches seminar (January); “Grand Slam”
\ntournament (March); the Islamic Solidarity Games (4thMay); the
\nEuropean Championship in Warsaw, Poland (April); the World Championship in
\nBudapest, Hungary (August); the European and the World Championships among
\ncadets and juniors and the European Youth Olympic Festival will be held in the
\ncapital Baku. We believe that, our judokas delight us with the shine victories.I
\ncongratulate each and every one of you the occasion of 31 December – Solidarity
\nDay of World Azerbaijanis and the New Year and wish you success in your future
\nendeavors!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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