Azerbaijan donates sports equipment to South African kickboxing club
By Nazrin Gadimova
Azerbaijan has provided a local kickboxing club in South Africa with sport equipment.
Azerbaijan's embassy in the South African Republic has bought sportswear and sports equipment for Mamelodi kickboxing club on January 28.
This move was organized with the cooperation of Azerbaijan Kickboxing Federation to support the local clubs in South Africa. Pretoria city hosted the first championship in kickboxing, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev on August 30, 2013.
Addressing a donating event, Azerbaijan's Ambassador Elkhan Polukhov said the campaign symbolizes the development of relations between the two countries in all fields.
The event was widely covered by local TV channels and newspapers.
It is worth noting that the team led by President of Azerbaijan Kickboxing Federation, MP Adil Aliyev has held master classes for the club during the tournament in South Africa.
Mamelodi club with more than 50 students is located in one of the poorest areas of Pretoria.
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