Azerbaijan's boxing squad for Baku 2017 named
The Azerbaijan national boxing team have announced a squad for the Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games to be held from May 12-22.
The squad includes Rufat Huseynov (49kg), Masud Yusifzada (52kg), Tayfur Aliyev (56kg), Javid Chalabiyev (60kg), Elvin Isayev (64kg), Tamerlan Abdullayev (69kg), Kamran Shahsuvarli (75kg), Rauf Rahimov (81kg), Teymur Mammadov (91kg) and Mahammadrasul Majidov (+91kg).
The competitions will be held at Baku Crystal Hall.
The opening ceremony of Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games will take place on May 12.
Athletes from Islamic countries around the world will be representing their nations over 10 days of competition across 20 different sports which include 23 disciplines (Athletics and Para Athletics, Aquatics – Diving, Aquatics – Swimming, Aquatics – Water Polo, Basketball 3x3, Football, Gymnastics – Artistic, Gymnastics – Rhythmic, Wushu, Table Tennis, Handball, Judo and Blind Judo, Wrestling – Greco, Wrestling – Freestyle, Shooting, Tennis, Volleyball, Boxing, Zurkhaneh, Karate, Taekwondo and Weightlifting) in 16 modern competition venues in Baku.
Azerbaijan’s capital city Baku was awarded the Games at the General Assembly of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF) in Jeddah in July 2013.
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