Baku Prepares for Islamic Games

We are pleased that the President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva keep the focus on the issues of preparation for the IV Islamic Solidarity Games. Without their support, we will not be able to organize the work at a high level, the Vice-President of the Sports Federation of Islamic Solidarity (ISSF), Hamad Kalkaba Malboum said at a press conference.

The press conference was organized at the end of the meeting held in Baku by the ISSF Coordination Commission for the evaluation of the preparatory work for the Islamic Games to be held in Azerbaijan next year.

The Minister of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan Azad Rahimov said the national sports game Zorkhana has been also included in the program of the Games and Azerbaijan seeks to promote it.

Rahimov said the construction of any new sports arenas is not planned. The competitions are envisaged to involve 8,000 volunteers.

The football tournament will be attended by 8 teams, but so far it is not known exactly who it is, as the pick-up games are underway.

There will also be competitions for parajudo in four categories. Tickets will be sold for the four months prior to the competition.

The press conference was also presented the logo and brand of the IV Islamic Solidarity Games.

Today, May 13 a meeting of representatives of the National Olympic Committees of the countries participating in the IV Islamic Games (about 40 countries) is held. They will become familiar with sports facilities and will discuss security issues, placing athletes, transport and others.

Recall that the Islamic Solidarity Games will be held on 12-22 May 2017. -02D-