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Baku City Circuit (BCC), promoter of the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, today welcomed the CEO & Executive Chairman of the Formula 1 Group, Chase Carey, to the 2019 Conference on the Benefits of Hosting Major Sports Events (BHMSE) at Baku’s Fairmont Hotel, located within the city’s iconic Flame Towers. …

Azerbaijani gymnast Mikhail Malkin has big chances to win gold at the upcoming World Cup in Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling, Adil Huseynzade, head coach of the Azerbaijani team in tumbling, told Trend. “We hope that Malkin will be fully ready for the competitions within two weeks,” Huseynzade added. “The competition …

Azerbaijani female judo fighter Iryna Kindzerska (+78kg) has clinched a gold medal at Tel Aviv Grand Prix 2019 after beating Ukrainian Yelyzaveta Kalanina in the final. Azerbaijan ranked fifth in the overall medal table of the tournament.

Azerbaijani fighter Rafael Aghayev (75kg) has advanced to the final of the Karate1-Premier League in Paris. He will face Japanese Ken Nishimura in the gold medal bout. The competition brings together 776 athletes from 82 countries.

The Azerbaijan national under-21 football team have been held to a goalless draw by Russian club Spartak-2 Moscow. The match was held as part of Azerbaijani footballers` training camp in Antalya, Turkey.

The “Arpachay Open” karate tournament commemorating the 20 January martyrs has today started in Baku. The tournament brings together 800 karate fighters from 11 countries.

Azerbaijani grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov has been held to a draw by Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi in the fourth round of the 2019 Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. After four rounds, Azerbaijani grandmasters Teymur Rajabov and Shahriyar Mammadyarov earned 2 points. Ian Nepomniachtchi tops the standings with 3 …

By Abdul Kerimkhanov Azerbaijani grandmaster Gadir Huseynov won the “Paul Keres Memorial” Blitz Tournament held in Tallinn, Estonia. Gadir Huseynov played 9 games, among which seven are victories, one draw and one loss. The international two-day fast chess tournament “Paul Keres Memorial”, already the 28th in a row, kicked off …

Azerbaijani judokas will compete in Tel Aviv Grand Prix 2019 to be held in Israel from January 24-26. Azerbaijan`s hopes will be pinned on 18 judo fighters.

Azerbaijani grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov will face Dutch Anish Giri in the 3rd round of the 2019 Tata Steel Masters. Another Azerbaijani GM Teymur Rajabov will face Hungarian Richard Rapport. After the two rounds, Indian Viswanathan Anand and Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi top the standings with 1,5 points. The 2019 Tata Steel …