Three female athletes - Yuliya Inshina, Marina Nekrasova and Mariia Smirnova - will represent Azerbaijan at the upcoming FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Baku, Nina Pravdina, head coach of women’s artistic gymnastics team, told Trend on February 8.

Azerbaijan’s flag has been raised in the Olympic Village in Pyeongchang county in South Korea, where the 2018 Winter Olympics will be held.

Azerbaijani athlete Timur Bayramov expects that the National Gymnastics Arena will be filled with fans during the forthcoming FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup, to be held in Baku in March.

Azerbaijan`s judo fighter has claimed a gold medal at European Open in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Azerbaijani athlete Murad Agarzayev sets the highest goals for the upcoming FIG World Championship in gymnastics to be held in Baku in March.

Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation has been in the FIG (International Federation of Gymnastics) ranking list of the “Meritorious Federations” for four consecutive years, said the AGF website.

Holding events at the international level helps to increase the number of Azerbaijani professionals in various fields, Minister of Youth and Sports Azad Rahimov said at an annual youth forum in Baku on February 2, organized by Baku City Circuit Operations Company (BCC).

Azerbaijan will be represented by two athletes in men's event at the upcoming FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup AGF Trophy in Baku, head coach of the Azerbaijani artistic gymnastics team Rza Aliyev told Trend on February 2.

Patrick Brachner will represent Azerbaijan in the 2018 Winter Olympics to be held in PyeongChang, the Republic of Korea.

World Chess Federation (FIDE) has announced its ratings for February 1, 2018.

The International Judo Federation has released its ranking for January, 2018.

The First Aquatic Palace Cup in Rhythmic Gymnastics took place in Baku on January 28.

The third Open Doors Days was held in AZFAR football school on January 28.

The anti-doping law prepared by the parliamentary committee of youth and sports is included in the top ten laws of the world in this field, Fuad Muradov, chairman of the parliamentary committee said on Friday.

AZFAR kids football school continues to pick up young people aged between 4 and 15 years. The first groups have already started trainings with the head coach Vladislav Kadirov.

The Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation starts the season of the international tournaments.

This year,the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation will draw attention with saturated events’ plan once again.

Azerbaijani grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov played for a draw with Jones Gawain from England in the 12th round of "Tata Steel Chess" tournament.

Azerbaijani grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov won against Russia's Peter Svidler in the 10th round of Tata Steel Masters underway, in Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands, on Wednesday.

The Synergy Baku Cycling Project will join the Sharjah International Tour for Cycling.

Azerbaijani GM Shahriyar Mammadyarov lost against Anish Giri of Netherlands in the eighth round of Tata Steel Masters underway, in Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands, on January 21.

Former head coach of the team, Igor Ponomarev wished good luck to AZFAR football school.

Young Azerbaijani gymnasts are well trained and are great future prospects, Andrei Levit, coach of the Olympic champion from Poland Leszek Blanik, said.

Azerbaijani jiu-jitsu fighters have won four medals, including two golds at Abu Dhabi Grand Slam held in the United Arab Emirates.

Talented boys and girls are eager to enter the AZFAR football school under the guidance of the head coach Vladislav Kadirov.