Azerbaijani coach named “World's Best”
Baku, November 16 (AZERTAC). Senior coach of the Azerbaijan National Freestyle Wrestling Team Firdovsi Umudov was announced the best in the world at the seminar of the freestyle wrestling trainers association of International Wrestling Federation FILA running in Bulgarian capital of Sofia.
The president and secretary general of FILA were also present at the event.
The event was opened by FILA President Raphael Martinetti who presented the head coach of Azerbaijani national Firdovsi Umudov a special cup, gold medal and a certificate of the best trainer of the world in 2012.
Umudov has been awarded by the Technical Committee of FILA, which oversees the work of coaches throughout the year.
During the seminar, the performances of Azerbaijani wrestlers at the London Olympics 2012 were among the topics discussed. The statistical data of the London Olympics revealed that compared to the Beijing Olympics, Azerbaijani team is the leading team of the world in terms of development rate.
London Olympic champions Togrul Asgarov and Sharif Sharifov were named as one of the best athletes.
The seminar will end on 18 November.
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