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The Azerbaijan national handball team is the national handball team of Azerbaijan, representing the country in international matches. [1] It is controlled by the Azerbaijan Handball Federation.
The Azerbaijan men's national basketball team is the national basketball team of Azerbaijan. The team is controlled by the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation.
Sport in Azerbaijan has ancient roots, and even now, both traditional and modern sports are still practiced. Freestyle wrestling has been traditionally regarded as Azerbaijan's national sport, however today, the most popular sports in Azerbaijan are football and chess. Other popular sports are gymnastics, judo, futsal, weightlifting, and boxing. Azerbaijan's mountainous terrain provides great opportunities for the practice of sports like skiing and rock climbing. Water sports are practiced on the Caspian Sea and in inland waters. Competitively, Azerbaijan has been very successful at chess, weightlifting, and wrestling at the international level. Azerbaijan is also an active member of the international sports community, with full membership in the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), European Athletics Association (EAA), International Olympic Committee (IOC), among many others. It has also hosted the first European Games and 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.
The Syrian national handball team is the national handball team of Syria and is controlled by the Syrian Arab Handball Federation.
The Turkey women's national handball team is the national handball team of Turkey for women and is managed by the Turkey Handball Federation.
Baku Tennis Academy, is a tennis venue in Baku, Azerbaijan. The center currently hosts the Baku Cup. The main stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people. The central court has a capacity of 3,000, and the other 12 open/closed courts have a capacity of 200.
The Azerbaijan women's national handball team is the national team of Azerbaijan. It takes part in international team handball competitions.
Sevilay İmamoğlu Öcal is a Turkish retired female handballer in the goalkeeper position. She was a member of the Turkish national team. She studied physical education and sports at the Gazi University in Ankara.
Esra Gündar is a Turkish female handballer who plays for Yenimahalle Bld. SK and the Turkish national team.
Merve Adıyaman, also known as Merve Özbolluk, is a Turkish women's handballer, who plays in the Turkish Women's Handball Super League for Üsküdar Bld. SK, and the Turkey national team. The 1.80 m -tall sportswoman plays in the right back position.
Fatma Atalar is a Turkish women's handballer, who plays in the Turkish Women's Handball Super League for İzmir B.B. SK, and the Turkey national team. The 1.70 m -tall sportswoman plays in the center back position.
Patimat Serajutdin Abakarova is a Dagestani-born Azerbaijani taekwondo athlete. She has been playing for the Azerbaijan national team since 2013. Patimat Abakarova won a bronze medal at the XXXI Summer Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Patimat Abakarova at the European Championships; She was awarded a silver medal in 2016. Abakarova also won bronze medals at the 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games in 2013 and the 1st European Games in 2015.
The 4th Islamic Solidarity Games was a multinational, multi-sport event that was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from May 12 to 22, 2017. Previously, the event was held in Saudi Arabia in 2005 and Indonesia in 2013. The second event, originally scheduled to take place in October 2009 in Iran, was later rescheduled but then cancelled.
Handball at the Islamic Solidarity Games was introduced for men at the first edition in 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Mecca. Women's handball competition was introduced at the fourth edition of 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku.
The Azerbaijan national under-23 football team represents Azerbaijan in international football competitions and is controlled by the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except during the Olympic Games where the use of three overage players is allowed.
Handball at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games was held in Azerbaijan from 9 to 14 May 2017.
Tennis competitions at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games was held from 12 to 22 May 2017 at the Baku Tennis Academy, Azerbaijan.
Shakhruddin Magomedovich Magomedaliyev is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Süper Lig club Adana Demirspor. Born in Russia, he plays for the Azerbaijan national team.
Ümmügülsüm Bedel is a Turkish handballer, who plays in the Turkish Women's Handball Super League for İzmir BSB, the Turkey national handball team, and the Turkey national beach handball team. She plays in the left wing position.
The handball tournaments at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya occurred between 7 August and 14 August 2021. The handball competition took place at Selçuklu Municipality International Sports Hall in Konya. 4 teams in 2 groups played in a single round-robin system with a one-day interval between each other, and the group competitions were completed in the first 6 days. On Day 7, semi-finals are played an on day 8, the third place and final competitions were played. Group winners and runners-up were cross-matched in the quarter-finals A1-B2 and A2-B1, Winners compete for Gold, and losers for Bronze Medals.
Gymnastics at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games was held in Konya, Turkey from 10 to 18 August 2022 in Konya Velodrome. Gymnastics competitions were held between 10–11 August 2022 for Men's Artistic and 17–18 August 2022 for Women's Artistic Gymnastics. Aerobic competitions were held between 13–14 August 2022 and The Rhytmic Gymnastics competitions were held on 13–14 August 2022.
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