Azerbaijani karate fighters to participate in karate competitions in Iran

Baku. 17 August. REPORT.AZ/ Azerbaijani karate fighters to take part in the 11th International Solidarity& Friendship Karate Championship in Iran. Report informs, the competition will be held in Urmia.

Several key members of the national team of adults recently returned from a holiday after I European games "Baku-2015", so had to miss the international tournament. In the men's tournament will perform winner of Games Firdovsi Farzaliyev (-60 kg) and bronze medalist Niyazi Aliyev (-67 kg) and Jeyhun Mustafayev and Musa Musayev (-60 kg), Rafiz Hasanov (67 kg), Panah Abdullayev (-84 kg), Orhan Heydarli, Asiman Gurbanli and Ali Jafarov (+84 kg).

Azerbaijani national referees Mehman Madatov, Akif Kerimov and Javid Rafiev will perform as an international referee.