Ilham Zakiyev awarded the title of honorary coach - UPDATED

Baku. 1 March. REPORT.AZ/ Azerbaijan's two-time Paralympic champion Ilham Zakiyev has been named a honorary coach.

Report informs that the veteran athlete was awarded the title of honorary coach in the awarding ceremony organized on the occasion of “Day of Physical Training and Sports at the Ministry of Youth and Sport on March 5.

Moreover, World and European weightlifting champion Nizami Pashayev and well-known taekwondo player Rashad Ahmadov were also awarded the title of Honorary Coach.

Former FIFA referee Anar Salmanov was named a honorary worker of physical training and sports.

The awards were presented by Ismayil Ismayilov, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sport, and Farid Mansurov, head of department in the ministry.