Azerbaijan National Weightlifting Team, who won the title of the European strongest team, winning 11 medals in the European Weightlifting Championship, among young weightlifters U-15 and U-17, in Prishtina, the capital of Kosovo, on 22-30, returned to nativeland.
Traditionally, the leadership of Azerbaijan Weightlifting Federation organized the ceremony for rewarding the champions, prize winners and who contributed to this victory. The event was held with the participation of Vice-Presidents-Tofig Heydarov and Ruslan Khanverdiev, as well as general secretary-Rizvan Rasulov, in the conference hall of AAAF Park Residential Complex, which is the central base of National Weightlifting team. First of all, the leadership shared their opinions on the preceding competitions.
Vice-President Tofig Heydarov stated that the result of the European championship in Kosovo will have a special place in the history of Azerbaijan Weightlifting: “We, as a Federation, are carrying out great work to succeed the young generation. We know that everything starts with them, their victories are the source, basis for the future championships. We were all delighted with the result obtained in Kosovo. We proved that it is possible to achieve success through talent and working power without accepting any prohibited drugs. The obstacles that we face do not scare or threaten us. In addition to individual awards, it should be emphasized the success got in the team account. It is a great pleasure for us to see the result of working hard for collective success. Because we see the effects of our suffering. I believe that these successes will be continuous. İ would like to thank the coaches for the discipline, the work interest in the Junior Weightlifting team and especially for their success, and congratulate all”.
Then, General Secretary of the Federation took a floor: “The success of our young athletes is the result of the work done. We, as AAAF, are fighting against doping at a high level. The results of Kosovo show that our talented athletes can become champions, get medals, and even renew their records without these drugs. Success is inevitable after maximal conditions are created, proper nutrition and training. I congratulate all again and wish the victories in the following competitions “.
In the end, Vice-President-Ruslan Khanverdiev awarded the winners and medalists, other members of our national team, as well as coaching staff.
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