Judoka Meet with Children of Martyrs at Winter Camp

The leadership of the Azerbaijan Judo Federation, as well as champion judoka, met with participants of the 7th “Twinned Karabakh Schools” Winter Camp in Shabran district.

The meeting was attended by Vice President of the Azerbaijan Judo Federation, Olympic champion Elnur Mammadli; President of the Azerbaijan Judo Veterans Association and Chairman of the “Judo Club 2012” Public Union, Azer Asgarov; Olympic champion Hidayat Heydarov; European champions Rustam Orujov and Orkhan Safarov, as well as other official representatives.

At the event, organized jointly by the “Zafar” Public Union in Support of Families of Martyrs, the Azerbaijanis’ Cultural Center in Switzerland and the “Weekend Karabakh School” operating in the French city of Nantes, with the support of the Azerbaijan Diaspora Support Fund, the champions held an open and sincere conversation with the camp participants, shared their life and sporting experiences and called on the youngsters to be determined and goal-oriented.

Within the framework of the meeting, a young judoka participating in the camp – Leman Niftaliyeva, daughter of Hero of the Patriotic War, martyred Special Forces chief warrant officer Mehrab Niftaliyev and a medallist of the national championships – was presented with a judogi by the champion judoka.

At the end of the event, commemorative gifts were presented to all camp participants by Azer Asgarov, Chairman of the “Judo Club 2012” Public Union and initiator of the meeting.

It should be noted that during the camp held at the Shabran Wellbeing Resort Recreation and Health Center, various educational seminars, intellectual games, cultural and sports activities are organized with the participation of students of the “Weekend Karabakh School” from Nantes and schoolchildren who are children of our heroic martyrs who gave their lives for the territorial integrity of our Motherland. The second stage of the camp is planned to be held in France in the summer of 2026.