2024-04-13 23:43:52
The opening ceremony of the Azerbaijan Junior Taekwondo Championship, held for the first time, took place.
As reported by İdman.biz, the event was organized at the Sports and Health Club of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
The opening ceremony was attended by President of the World Taekwondo Federation Chungwon Chu, President of the Azerbaijan Taekwondo Federation Kamaleddin Heydarov, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Mariana Vasileva, Vice-President of the National Olympic Committee Chingiz Huseynzade and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Korea to Azerbaijan Lee In-young.
At the event, the National Anthem was first played, and then the blessed memory of the martyrs who died for the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan was honored with a minute of silence. Then the participating teams were introduced.
The President of the World Taekwondo Federation, Chungwon Chu, who opened the ceremony with an opening speech, wished success to the competition participants:
“I thank Azerbaijan for the organization. You did it great. Taekwondo is one of the most popular sports in the world. World Taekwondo promotes the spread of this sport, especially among children and youth, and does a lot in this direction. The World Taekwondo Championships will be held in February next year. The winners of this tournament will qualify to participate in the championship next year.”
President of the Azerbaijan Taekwondo Federation Kamaleddin Heydarov noted that Azerbaijan is known as a sports country all over the world:
“Sport and its development are given special importance in our country. Also, taekwondo is especially developing in Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijan Junior Championship, which is being held for the first time, gives reason to say that taekwondo is already a favorite sport among children. I hope that our athletes competing here today will compete on bigger stages in the future.”
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Korea to Azerbaijan Lee In Young welcomed the fact that the tournament is being held for the first time in Azerbaijan as a positive factor. He noted that this will contribute to the development of taekwondo in the country.
After the official speeches, the ceremony continued with the artistic part. The tournament was later declared open.
It should be noted that 446 taekwondo athletes in 20 weight categories are taking part in the Azerbaijan Championship.
Banuchicak Huseynli
Sports.biz