The official opening ceremony of the world championship in Baku was held.

According to the Apasport.az website, Azerbaijani President Ilham Əliyev and first lady Mehriban Əliyeva attended the ceremony at Baku Crystal Hall.

The opening ceremony began with the flags of participating countries and world Taekwondo being brought to the arena. After the judges and athletes were sworn in, the word was given to Chungvon Chu, president of the World Taekwondo (WT).

He said that he was pleased to be back in Baku and to host the world championship: "It's nice to go home to Taekwondo. Azerbaijan has hosted many races, the first prestigious contest in parataekwondo. Later, the sport was held in Paralympics. Azerbaijani athletes have done well in international competitions. All of this is a result of the attention and care shown by President Ilham Əliyev of the country."

The WT president emphasized that 10 years ago, Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ilham Əliyev was presented with a prestigious medal, and today the prestigious medal is also welcomed by First Vice-President Mehriban Vice-President Mehriban Vice-President.

Later, Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, was videotaped. He wished the participants success, saying taekwondo had a special place in the Olympic family.

Kamaluddin Heidarov, president of the Azerbaijani Taekwondo Federation, talked about the popularity and popularity of this type of idol in Azerbaijan. He said that national faces are already winning the summits and that young people are interested in taekwondo: "As in every field in our country, sports are linked to the name of the great leader, Heydər Əliyev, who celebrated the 100th anniversary of the development. His success is continued by Mr. President Ilham Əliyev. About 50 Olympic sports complexes have been built in our country. As a result, Azerbaijan has become one of the world's leading sports centers, and our athletes have succeeded in the international arena. In recent years, our country has hosted European and world championships, prestigious competitions, including the first European Games, the Fourth Islamic Cooperation Games, and the Formula One. This time, we were assigned to the world championship of taekwondo."

Kamaluddin Heidarov thanked Dr. Chungvon Chu for entrusting the 50th anniversary of the World Taekwondo and the world championship to Azerbaijan: "The championship has recorded a record number of participants, both country and participants. I am confident that the holding of this contest in Azerbaijan will contribute to the further development of taekwondo in our country."

Later, he appealed to the contestants.

Later, Youth and Sports Minister Farid Gayibov announced the world championship.

Thereafter, a video clip was shown about the 100th anniversary of the international leader, Heydər Əliyev. It discusses the attention and care shown by the great leader to sports.

The ceremony continued with a picture.

It should be noted that 4 athletes from 145 countries will test their strength in the world, which will end on June 949. These taekwondo players will fight for 16 sets of medals in the competition.

Azerbaijani Sylvia Dadeshov (54 kg), Gashim Magomedov (58 kg), Hanaglan Karimov (63 kg), Eltac Qafarov (74 kg), Eliaskar Əliyev (80 kg), Taleh Solomonov (87 kg), Hamidrza Badriali They will representabadi (+87 kg), Minaya Akkbərova (46 kg), Patimat Abakorava (49 kg), Samarrux Osmanova (53 kg), Fatima Magidova (62 kg) and Farida Azizova (67 kg). Cavad Agaveh (68 kg) was on the verge of a halt today and stopped fighting in the 1/16 final.

The World Cup will be the second time in Azerbaijan among MDB countries after Russia. Our country will go down in history as seventh among European countries to accept the world after Germany, Denmark, Spain, Greece, Russia and Britain.

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The official opening ceremony of the world championship in Baku has begun.

According to the Apasport.az website, Azerbaijani President Ilham Əliyev and first lady Mehriban Əliyeva attend a ceremony at Baku Crystal Hall.

4 athletes from 145 countries will test their strength in the world, which will end on June 949. These taekwondo players will fight for 16 sets of medals in the competition.

Azerbaijani Sylvia Dadeshov (54 kg), Gashim Magomedov (58 kg), Hanaglan Karimov (63 kg), Eltac Qafarov (74 kg), Eliaskar Əliyev (80 kg), Taleh Solomonov (87 kg), Hamidrza Badriali They will representabadi (+87 kg), Minaya Akkbərova (46 kg), Patimat Abakorava (49 kg), Samarrux Osmanova (53 kg), Fatima Magidova (62 kg) and Farida Azizova (67 kg). Cavad Agaveh (68 kg) was on the verge of a halt today and stopped fighting in the 1/16 final.

It is noteworthy that the world championship will be the second time in Azerbaijan after Russia. Our country will go down in history as seventh among European countries to accept the world after Germany, Denmark, Spain, Greece, Russia and Britain.