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Only a few hours left until the arrival of 2026.
So, how and where will the famous sports figures of Azerbaijan celebrate the New Year?
To find out the answer to this question, Idman.Biz has appealed to figures who have gained influence in the country's sports community.
Hasrat Jafarov - Three-time European Champion in Greco-Roman wrestling:
- I will definitely celebrate the New Year with my parents. Either they will come to us, or we will go to them - to Goranboy.
Mehman Azizov - Judo veteran, Head of Department in the sports society of the Ministry of Internal Affairs:
- For me, the New Year is a double holiday, because January 1 is also my birthday. Moreover, I have an anniversary in the coming year. Therefore, we traditionally celebrate the New Year with my family. On the evening of January 1, we get together with friends.
Elshad Guliyev - Head coach of the Azerbaijani national mini-football team:
- New Year is a home holiday, so we will celebrate it at home. Moreover, prices for relatively comfortable hotels in the regions of the country are quite high.
Vali Gasimov - Football veteran, coordinator of the "Shamakhi" football club academy:
- This is also a home holiday. I will celebrate the New Year in Baku with family friends, then I will go back to Shamakhi.
Rustam Orujov - Silver medalist of the Olympic Games, General Manager for the preparation of the Saudi Arabian judo teams:
- I came specifically from Riyadh to celebrate the New Year with my family. I will be with my parents, children and wife, whom I cannot take with me yet. This is a family holiday and regardless of where you are, you must celebrate the New Year with your loved ones.
Eldaniz Azizli - Four-time world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling:
- We will celebrate the New Year in our house in Gabala, in a large family circle - with my parents, wife and children. Kind of in the lap of nature, away from the noise of the city.
Agasi Mammadov - World Boxing Champion:
- We celebrate the arrival of the New Year with friends a day earlier - on December 30. And on December 31, of course, we are at home. This has been a tradition for many years. At home, with my wife and three children - what could be better!
Nazim Suleymanov - Football veteran:
- We will all celebrate the New Year together, in Baku - with my children and grandchildren. I have no place to rush now, I have enough free time. Therefore, we will celebrate this home holiday, as they say, with a cheerful mood until the morning.
