The representatives of Saudi Arabian National Team who will participate in the IV Islamic Games to be held in Baku, visited to Baku. Their aim is to choose the suitable place for the training camp in order to prepare well for the Games in our country. The guests were recommended the AAAF Park Residential Complex, which is the center training base of National Weightlifting Team.
Hossein Alsalis, the head coach of Saudi Arabian Weightlifting Team and Nevaf Bendekhayel, the expert of Saudi Arabian NOC, met with the conditions created here. They showed them the training and competition hall, gym, football and tennis courts, gymnastics and judo hall, as well as all the places for rest and restoration. It was also noted to guests that special work is being done for the development of weightlifting in Azerbaijan and great efforts are carried out towards the major innovations related to infrastructures, doping challenge, increasing the experience of coaches and other specialists, improving the training and resting conditions of weightlifters.
The guests were accompanied by Azer Aliev, Tofig Heydarov and Ruslan Khanverdiyev who are the Vice-Presidents of AWF,and Rizvan Rasulov, General Secretary of AWF. It is stated that Bendekhayel and Alsalis were amazed at what they saw here, considering that in Saudi Arabia, the new era begins in weightlifting , attitude to sport changed considerably in their countries and they need the experience of countries like Azerbaijan. In their view , that they did not see anywhere else in the world that all the objects necessary for training of the athletes at the highest professional level are so close together and effective.
The guests said that they would bring the team of Saudi Arabia absolutely here and they would exchange experiences.
Then, they held meeting at a round table. AAAF administration said that the doors are always open for guests. They expressed certainty to the holding of weightlifting competitions at the highest organizational level in Islamic Games.
Azer Aliev, the Vice-President of AWF, stated that all kinds of sports were concerned at the state level, and that successes achieved in the continent, world, or even the Olympic Games were the logical consequences of this. He also noted that, Saudi Arabian National team will be pleased with the training camp to be held in Azerbaijan, as well as Islamic Games.
Guests from Saudi Arabia again added that they were pleased with the medium created here and training camp and also noted that, their National team will train here before Islamic Games. The sides expressed confidence in further expansion of cooperation in the future!
