Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. B. Mammadov / The World and European Champion, Nizami Pashayev, has been restored to training.
Vahid Nazarov, the champion's coach, said Pashayev, who usually fights in the 94kg category has an additional four kilograms. Pashayev will restore his trainings in the near future. There is one problem, and that is he was isolated from the national team. In compliance with international rules, disqualified sportsman who use banned drugs should be isolated from the team. The term of his punishment is to be completed on 6 May 2008.
The team includes fourteen weightlifters. The Azerbaijani national team has been invited to take part in the pre-Olympic tournament in Beijing in January.