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Azerbaijan first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1996, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then. Previously, Azerbaijani athletes competed as part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics from 1952 to 1988, and after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan was part of the Unified Team in 1992.
Azerbaijan competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in France, that took place from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era. Azerbaijani athletes won two gold (in judo), two silver (in taekwondo and boxing) and three bronze medals (in wrestling) during the competition.
Azerbaijan entered two karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. World champions Rafael Aghayev (men's 75 kg) and Irina Zaretska (women's +61 kg) qualified directly for their respective kumite categories by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings. [15] [16] Kumite
Silver: Toghrul Asgarov: Azerbaijan: 2016 Rio: Wrestling: Men's freestyle 65 kg Bronze: Haji Aliyev: Azerbaijan: 2016 Rio: Wrestling: Men's freestyle 57 kg Gold
Azerbaijan made its Olympic debut in four sports (archery, slalom canoeing, track cycling, and triathlon). [2] It was the nation's largest ever delegation sent to the Olympics in its independent history, beating the record of 53 athletes who attended the London Games four years earlier.
This will be Azerbaijan’s first Olympic 3x3 appearance, thanks to Hayes, who led the team to victory in the 2024 FIBA 3x3 Universality Tournament, earning an Olympic bid. Hayes averaged a team ...
PARIS (Reuters) -France’s cyber defence unit has unveiled a disinformation campaign emanating from Azerbaijan that aimed to undermine Paris’ capacity to hold next year's Olympic Games, a ...
The Spanish women’s hockey team were nearly denied a shot at Olympic glory in 2008 by a series of unbelievable events - culminating in positive tests for ecstasy.