Report.az
Participating in world and European championships is also a service to the homeland.
According to "Report", this was stated by Farid Mansurov, vice-president of the National Olympic Committee.
The Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling made an interesting proposal at the meeting of the Youth and Sports Committee of the Milli Majlis with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the National Olympic Committee and sports federations.
He said that he wanted to bring a problem to their attention on behalf of the federations:
"Our athletes who are admitted to universities after graduating from school at the age of 17 continue their education. Those who are not admitted to higher education institutions go to military service. Participating in world and European championships is also a service to the Motherland. If we take this into account, we lose athletes at that age. One athlete participates in each weight category in world and European championships. If that athlete achieves results, he/she is admitted to the Azerbaijan Sports Academy. Others are left out. When an athlete serves in the military for 1 year and 6 months, we lose him/her. In this case, competition is lost in professional sports, there is no continuity, and federations that produce results are forced to invite legionnaire athletes in certain weight categories. It would be good if this issue was regulated by law, if negotiations were held with the relevant state bodies, and if any criteria could be implemented."
