NOC Athletes' Commission elects new Leadership for 2025-2028

The recent meeting of the Azerbaijan National Olympic Committee (NOC) Athletes' Commission has concluded with the election of its new members.

Rustam Orujov (judo) has been appointed as the chairman of the commission, while Farida Azizova (taekwondo) has taken the role of deputy chairman.

Other members elected to serve from 2025 to 2028 include Leyla Aliyeva (judo), Irada Ashumova (shooting), Haji Aliyev (wrestling), Nazim Babayev (athletics), Tarana Abbasova (weightlifting), Fatima Alkaramova (swimming), and Rasul Chunayev (wrestling).

Since 1992, Azerbaijan National Olympic Committee has worked purposefully and consistently for the dynamic development of sports in the country.

Thanks to President Ilham Aliyev, who has headed the committee since 1997, Azerbaijan has witnessed a rapid development of the Olympic movement.

Much attention is being given to holding international sports competitions in Azerbaijan.

Major sports events including the first European Games (2015), Islamic Solidarity Games (2017), and the European Youth Olympic Festival (2019) were organized in Azerbaijan.

In 2015, the first European Games were held in Azerbaijan with the participation of 10,000 athletes from 50 European countries. The competition involved 11 sports facilities in Baku and one in Mingachevir.

Azerbaijani athletes won 56 medals, including 21 gold, 15 silver, and 20 bronze, taking 2nd place in terms of the number of medals.

Furthermore, the country hosted the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games, where the Azerbaijani team secured a total of 162 medals (75 gold, 50 silver, and 37 bronze).

At the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games, Azerbaijani athletes won two gold (in judo), two silver (in taekwondo and boxing), and three bronze medals (in wrestling) during the competition.