The open championship
of “Shaolin-Sanda” Sports Club has been held among young, teenagers
and men, on the kind of sport “Shaolin” martial art. In the competition,
organized in the sports hall of school no. 111, along with the club’s athletes,
150 athletes have demonstrated ability in the composition of 25 teams from capital
and different regions of country.The main purpose of
the competition was achieving propaganda, development and popularization of the
kind of sport “Shaolin” martial art, increasing and improving the skills of the
athletes in this kind, as well as, the involvement of the most powerful
athletes to the national team.”Neftchi” Sports
Club’s representatives have also competed successfully at the championship.
Rafat Asadov’s pupils have been able to get up to the podium 12 times. Among
teenagers Nihad Guliyev (30 kg), Ziya Mammadov (34 kg), Nihad Zeynalov (60 kg) and
Polad Mammadov (65 kg) have become the second place and Ramal Mammadli (47 kg)
has become the third place. In the race of young athletes Rahib İbrahimov (35
kg), Miryaqub Ahadov (45 kg), Ismail Zeynalov (48 kg), Ali Mammadov (53 kg) and
Alim Kazimov (65 kg) have won the gold medals of the competition. At the
tournament organized among men, Anar Karimov (75 kg) has not recognized
opponent and has risen to the highest step of the podium. And our other
representative Orkhan Mammadli (80 kg) has been awarded the silver medal of the
championship.