SPORTS
AZERBAIJANI SPORTSMEN GAINED RECORD NUMBER OF MEDALS FOR 2003
Arif Abdullayev, world free wrestling champion was named the best sportsman of year. World Boxing champion Agasi Mammadov, Turan Mirzoyev- bronze winner of world heavy athletics championship, Rashad Ahmadov - bronze winner of taekwando championship, Dinara Gimatova- bronze winner of world calisthenics cup, Namig Abdullayev – European free wrestling championship, Zemfira Meftaheddinova- European champion on skeet shooting, Rovshan Bayramov- world champion among youth on Greco-Roman wrestling, international grand master Teymur Rajabov and Hakim Nazaraliyev – world champions on sambo.
Chief coach of Azerbaijan team on free wrestling Yagub Mammadov became the best coach, professor Agajan Abiyev- the best referee. “Arena” telecasting of Leader TV company became the best sports telecasting, Anar Miriyev form Yeni Azerbaijan newspaper- the best sports journalist.