Azerbaijani athlete appointed president of the Georgian Kickboxing and Karate Federation

Athlete Faig Mammadov from the Marneuli region of Georgia, where Azerbaijanis live, has been appointed president of the Georgian Kickboxing and Karate Federation, APA‘s Georgian bureau reports.

The 43-year-old sportsmen was a vice-president of the Georgian Taekwondo Federation and also headed the Sayokan Federation, which he founded.

He said he planned to hold new competitions and take young athletes to high-level competitions.

It should be noted that Mammadov, who has a 31-year career as a professional athlete, has 4 world champions and 1 European champion.