Baku Marathon 2018 is extremely important in terms of proper organization of leisure time and healthy lifestyle for the young people, Azerbaijan’s Education Minister Ceyhun Bayramov told Trend May 13.

Baku Marathon 2018 kicked off May 13 under the auspices of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.

Baku Marathon 2018 encourages people to do some sport, a runner from Scotland Alan Mentify told Trend May 13.

Baku Marathon 2018 is due to start under the auspices of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation on May 13.

Azerbaijan, which has been successfully holding Formula 1 races since 2016, is going to start preparation for the next Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Azerbaijani chess player Nijat Mammadov celebrated his victory at International Chess Festival Nakhchivan Open 2018.

The World Championship on Sport Capoeira will be held in Baku Sport Palace on May 11-12.

Baku Olympic Stadium became a venue for one of the most exciting fights on May 4, as the capital hosted the International Mixed Martial Arts tournament.

Five Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnasts got the glory of standing on a podium at the weekend in Guadalajara, Castilla la Mancha, Spain.

The group matches of Azfar Business League Spring Cup- ABL Cup 2017/18 mini-football have been held in Baku.

A regatta of sailing yachts, Baku Sailing Regatta-2018, commemorating the 95th anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev was held in Baku on May 6.

Registration deadline for the Baku Marathon 2018, to be held on May 13 at the initiative of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, has been extended until May 12, the Foundation informed on May 5.

The European championship in wrestling continues in Kaspiysk (Dagestan), says the message of Federation of Wrestling of Azerbaijan released May 4.

The sixth Arena Polo World Cup will be held in Azerbaijan on June 15-17.

Shamkir Chess 2018, one of the world’s strongest international chess tournaments, has wrapped up on April 28. The reigning world chess champion Magnus Carlsen became the winner of the super-tournament held in the Azerbaijani city for the 5th consecutive year.

Last weekend Azerbaijan once again proved its ability to host grand events at the highest level, and Formula 1 fans have confirmed this in the survey of F1 official Twitter page.

A chess tournament dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) was held on April 28, 2018 in San Diego, California, the press service of the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles told Trend.

Last week, the games of the group stage of the AzfarBusinessLeague Cup - ABL Cup 2017/18 in mini-football - a corporate tournament among Azerbaijani companies finished.

Baku, the city that has become the constant member of the Formula 1 yearly calendar, has succesfully hosted the 2018 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix last weekend.

The FIG World Cup in Rhythmic Gymnastics, which combines elements of ballet and dance, and blurs the border between sport and art, ended in Azerbaijani capital with the success of the national team.

Organizers of the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix want a reduction in the race fee, which is twice the average paid by other races on the calendar, Baku City Circuit Executive Director Arif Rahimov told RaceFans website.

Mariana Vasileva, head coach of the Azerbaijani national rhythmic gymnastics team, told Trend April 29 she is very happy that Azerbaijan’s team in group competitions in rhythmic gymnastics has finally won a medal in the home arena.

Lewis Hamilton from MERCEDES won the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku.

Bulgarian team won the gold medal in FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Baku in the Groups’ Apparatus Finals with three balls and two ropes.

The Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation held a great FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup tournament in Baku, Bulgarian gymnast Boryana Kaleyn told Trend April 29.