Spectacular demo show has been organized at Seaside National
Park.
The large-scale show was held by the demonstration team of the
World Taekwondo Federation within the 2023 Baku World Taekwondo
Championships, Azernews reports.
Before the start of the event, President of the World Taekwondo
Federation Choue Chung-won and Vice-President of the Azerbaijan
Taekwondo Federation Nagi Safarov met with the team members.
Colorful demo show left a deep impression on the visitors.
Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of National Leader Heydar
Aliyev and the 50th anniversary of the World Taekwondo Federation,
the championship is being held under the slogan "Ignite your power"
and welcomes 2,000 guests from over 150 countries.
Azerbaijan is represented at the championship by Sayyad Dadashov
(54 kg), Gashim Magomedov (58 kg), Khanoglan Karimov (63 kg), Javad
Agayev (68 kg), Eltaj Gafarov (74 kg), Aliaskar Aliyev (80 kg),
Taleh Suleymanov. (87 kg), Hamidrza Badrialiabadi (+87 kg), Minaya
Akbarova (46 kg), Patimat Abakorava (49 kg), Samarrukh Osmanova (53
kg), Fatima Majidova (62 kg) and Farida Azizova (67 kg). The world
taekwondo champion will add 140 rating points to his asset.
The decision to host the competition in Baku was made last year.
As a result of the voting, Azerbaijan and China claimed to host the
world championship.
Taking into account the fact that Azerbaijan has successfully
hosted a number of prestigious competitions, as well as the
European Taekwondo Championship, the Grand Prix, and the Olympic
qualifying tournaments, the international organization entrusted
the world championship to the country.
Taekwondo is one of the most popular sports in Azerbaijan. The
National Taekwondo Federation has trained many prominent athletes
since its founding in 1992.
After Russia, the World Championship is being held in Azerbaijan
for the second time among the CIS countries. Azerbaijan goes down
in history as the seventh after Germany, Denmark, Spain, Greece,
Russia, and Great Britain.
The 26th edition of World Taekwondo is in full swing. British
male taekwondo fighter Bradly Sinden (68kg) claimed a gold medal at
the championship in Baku. He secured the medal after claiming a
victory over Korean Jin Ho-Jun.
Meanwhile, Hungarian Luana Marton (U17) secured the title of the
championships in the weight category -57kg.
The championships will run until June 4.
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