Farida Azizova, coach of the Azerbaijan national youth taekwondo team, hopes that the team members will win medals at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), which will be held in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia.
According to "Report", the specialist made a statement about this on the official website of the National Olympic Committee.
She recalled that taekwondo was included in the program of this tournament for the first time:
"This is also a novelty in the 34-year history of the festival. Our team will be represented by 8 athletes in this competition, including 5 boys and 3 girls. The team includes experienced and promising athletes. We have participated in two competitions since the beginning of the year. These competitions were a kind of preparation for this festival. Our team is already in the final stage of preparation. Of course, this is a competition, it is difficult to predict in advance. But our athletes are working intensively in training. They feel in good shape. There are athletes in the team who can produce results. I hope that our team will return home from the festival with medals."
It should be noted that the taekwondo competitions of the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival will be held on July 23-25 at the Skopje University of Physical Education.