On November 9-10, the first competition day of Azerbaijan Weightlifting Cup terminated in the competition hall of Weightlifting Academy, in Shuvelan.
Athletes in 73kg were last to board the platform. With a total of 283kg (122+161), Elshad Sharifov owned the gold of Azerbaijan cup. The runner-up was Rustam Gasimov with 273kg (120+153). But Pasha Ibrahimli earned the bronze with 272kg (124+148).
About 100 athletes from cities and regions, sport associations, sports clubs, sports centers, UGIM who fulfilled the established degree norms for the current statute and who passed medical examination, participate in the competition. The aim is to control the preparations of the athletes, to watch the substitutes, to select the strong athletes.
73 kg
| N | Name | Year | City | Club | Weight | Snatch | Clean and Jerk | Total |
| 1. | Sharifov Elshad | 1997 | Shamakhi | Zirve | 73.0 | 122 | 161 | 283 |
| 2. | Gasimov Rustam | 2002 | Lankaran | Tahsil-Aviator | 69.2 | 120 | 153 | 273 |
| 3. | Pasha İbrahimli | 1995 | Lankaran | Zirve-Aviator | 70.2 | 124 | 148 | 272 |
| 4. | Askerzadeh Samir | 2002 | Neftchala | Zirve | 72.8 | 120 | 145 | 265 |
| 5. | Aliyev Murad | 2003 | Sumgait | MOİK-Aviator | 68.9 | 119 | 136 | 255 |
| 6. | Sharifov Elshan | 1996 | Shamakhi | Zirve | 72.3 | 111 | 135 | 246 |
| 7. | Mukhtarlı Novruz | 2002 | Sumgait | Tahsil-MOİK | 69.0 | 100 | 120 | 220 |
| 8. | Babayev Sakhavat | 1997 | Shamakhi | Zirve | 73.1 | 90 | 115 | 205 |
