Azerbaijan, Baku / corr Trend Z.Safarova / Ten Azerbaijani sportsmen have qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Ramil Gasimov, an Azerbaijani sprinter, was the first on this list after winning a silver medal in the 200m at the World Championship held in Czech Republic. Meanwhile, Elnur Mamedly, a judo specialist, won the silver medal at the World Championship in Brazil. Three Azerbaijani wrestlers qualified in Greco-Roman, free-style and women wrestling. Alia Garayeva and Dinara Gimatova and the group exercise team also qualified for the Beijing games in gymnastics after successfully fulfilling the necessary tasks at the World Championship in Patras, Greece.