On February 7-8, Azerbaijan Weightlifting Championship among males and females proceeds in the competition hall of Shuvelan Weightlifting Academy. In the competition, arranged with the cooperative organization of Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan Weightlifting Federation, attends by approximately 100 athletes representing sport clubs and communities from all regions of the country.
In the men’s 61kg weight category, awarders have been announced. Lankaran athlete Elshan Mammadov has been Azerbaijan champion with 223kg (98+125) result. The next places have been taken accordingly by Nurlan Mammadzadeh with a total of 218kg (96+122) and Fuad Hasanov with 215kg (96+119) result.
Congratulations!
The aim of the competition is the increasing and improving the athletes’ skill level, qualifying athletes who are technically trained and fulfilling their degree norms, determining the composition of National teams, preparing for the upcoming international competitions.
61 kg
| N | Name | Year | City | Club | Weight | Snatch | Clean and Jerk | Total |
| 1. | Mammadov Elshan | 2004 | Lankaran | Zirve | 60.4 | 98 | 125 | 223 |
| 2. | Mammadzadeh Nurlan | 2004 | Gazakh | Zirve | 61.0 | 96 | 122 | 218 |
| 3. | Hasanov Fuad | 2003 | Lankaran | UGİM | 59.7 | 96 | 119 | 215 |
| 4. | İsazadeh Rufat | 2000 | Ganja | Tahsil | 60.5 | 87 | 98 | 185 |
| 5. | Ahmedov Esmin | 1996 | Ganja | Tahsil | 61.0 | 93 | – | – |
| 6. | Samadov Ulvi | 1998 | Neftchala | Zirve | 60.4 | 0 | – | – |
