The 7th World Youth Championship, in Bangkok, Thailand, ended. The championship that was attended by about a hundred athletes from 445 countries (197 girls and 248 boys), has the character of a classification to the Youth Olympic Games, to be held in Buenos-Aires, Argentine, next year. So, the best teams in Bangkok had the chance to win an Olympic license. Azerbaijan was able to take advantage of this chance well.
Each country had to have a reserve of certain points to get a maximum of 2 licenses. In addition to the medals that each athlete had in the World Championship, he\she increases country’s reserve points appropriately. The points given to the 1st place weightlifter 28 points, 2nd place 25, 3rd place 23, and to all subsequent places with one point reduction principle: 22 points for 4th place, 21 for 5th… and eventually, 1 point for 25th place. After the competing was over in all weight categories, 7 countries with the highest point 2 team licenses, the next 10 countries can get 1 team license. I would add that the score account was based on the points won by the 6 best athletes in the competition.
The Azerbaijani team participated in the World Championship, also sent to Thailand for a license. It is gratifying that our team was able to accomplish this work. The place that the young athletes won and the list of points they got are as follows:
The overall score of the 6 athletes that made the biggest contribution to the Azerbaijani team was 90. National team took the 9th place in the overall rankings of World Championship with these points and won 1 license to the Youth Olympic Games.
This result achieved by Youth National team, is very pleasing. First of all, it should be noted that the licenses were won by youth born 2001-02. Despite the fact, that the athletes born in 2000 will be able to compete in the Games next year. It is a great prospect of a new generation who succeed in the competition with an older than her\him.
However, it should be emphasized that Armenian team left behind from Azerbaijan National Weightlifting team. It should also be noted that we won Ukraine, Georgia, North Korea, Romania and other such powerful countries’ teams.
It is the first time that Azerbaijan Weightlifting team got a license to the Youth Olympic Games with its points won in World Championship. To this time, we could get this chance from European Championship.
And importantly, this achieved license is the first license in all sport types, to the Youth Olympic Games to be held in Buenos-Aires.
Additionally, Azerbaijan National Team can get one more license, taking the first of initial 4 places in the Continental Championship, next year.
In conclusion, we congratulate each members of Youth Weightlifting National team, trainers, technical staff and directory with this success, and wish upcoming victories.
