16:21 - 7.09.2021

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September 7, Fineko/abc.az. In general, the sports sphere in Azerbaijan is developing rapidly, and today Azerbaijan is known as a sports country on a global scale. Our athletes show high results at international competitions.

It is true that the Azerbaijani public has grown accustomed to victories in sports, and if we cannot achieve any results, of course, people get disappointed.

ABC.AZ reports that President Ilham Aliyev said this when receiving Farid Gayibov in a video format in connection with his appointment as Minister of Youth & Sports.

The president said that we should all know that the level of competition in the field of sports is quite strong, and the results shown in the field of sports in recent years are certainly a source of pride.

“Our athletes have made us happy at world, European and other international competitions. Although we won fewer medals in the last Summer Olympics than in the Rio Olympics, I still think that our athletes showed good results. In terms of the number of medals, Azerbaijan ranks 33rd, 20th among European countries and fourth among Muslim countries,” President Aliyev said.