Azerbaijan, Baku / Тrend corr Z. Safarov / Sixty-seven national teams will participate in the World Wrestling Championships to begin in Baku on 17 September.
According to the Secretary General of the Azerbaijani National Wrestling Federation, Javid Gurbanov, the number of applicants is increasing every day. The exact number will be defined later. However, it is already known that the competition will be attended by over 2,000 athletes.
Gurbanov expressed his hope for Azerbaijani wrestlers to take first place in the various competitions. "Now our wrestlers have a good opportunity to be a success in their motherland and to make their fans proud. They will do so taking into account that the national team includes world-known sportsmen," he said.