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An international webinar, in which more than 20 countries of the continent were represented, was organized in Baku, which has the status of the European Center of the International Weightlifting Federation.
The press service of the Azerbaijan Weightlifting Federation told "Report" about this.
89 experts from more than 20 countries participated in the webinar on International Coaching License (ICL), Coaches Education and Development Pathways, covering 2025–2028. The event was attended by AAF President Kamran Nabizade, Vice President Firdovsi Umudov, member of the Board of the Federation Fakhri Mehdiyev, coaches and athletes of our national team from Azerbaijan.
The webinar was opened by Kamran Nabizade, President of the Azerbaijan Weightlifting Federation, with an opening speech. During his speech, Kamran Nabizade, speaking about the importance of the international webinar, recalled the visits of the presidents of the International and European Weightlifting Federations to Azerbaijan. Expressing his gratitude to the President of the International Weightlifting Federation Mohammed Jalud and the President of the European Weightlifting Federation Astrit Hasani for the trust shown, the head of the AAF wished success to the webinar participants. M.Calud and A.Hasani also greeted the event participants and noted that our country has great experience in organizing such events.
Then, the solemn opening of the European Weightlifting Olympic Academy, headquartered in Baku, took place. It was reported that the commissioning of the Academy is an important step towards promoting weightlifting worldwide.
It was noted that a historical success was achieved in weightlifting on the eve of the Academy's start. Thus, according to the decision of the International Olympic Committee, weightlifting will be represented in the world's most prestigious sports competition, the Summer
Olympic Games, with 12 weight categories instead of 10.
Then, a program covering the main areas of coach education and experience was presented at the webinar.
Webinar participants presented their presentations on anti-doping, common injuries in weightlifting, marshal schedule and other topics.
Gudrat Safarov, a leading specialist in educational issues of AMADA, made a presentation on anti-doping.
At the end of the webinar, the Vice-President of the Azerbaijan Weightlifting Federation, member of the Advisory Group of the International Weightlifting Federation Firdovsi Umudov thanked the participants of the event. He stated that the European Weightlifting Olympic Academy located in Azerbaijan will continue its activities successfully in the future.
It should be noted that 89 specialists from more than 20 countries participated in the international webinar organized in Baku. Certificates will be presented to the webinar participants by the European Weightlifting Federation.
