The winners in eight nominations were announced online at Chinar Plaza today, Offsideplus.az reports.
The project, which has been implemented for eight years in a row, is dedicated to the great victory in the Great Patriotic War. As the biggest winner of the year is the Azerbaijani Army, the candidates are representatives of the sports community, sports organizations, local and foreign athletes (football players), coaches and journalists who fought in the Great Patriotic War, were martyred and veterans, suffered from Armenian terror and provided material, moral and propaganda support to the Army. , as well as among the Azerbaijani athletes who won the Armenian team in the competitions held during the year.
Only martyr Ilgar Burjaliyev, who won the nomination FIGHTING FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR, was awarded at the "4 + 4 FINALS" award event, which includes a 44-day war. Rashad Sadigov, the head coach of Zira team, presented the plaque to Vugar Burjaliyev, the father of the martyr.
34 journalists voted for Ilgar Burjaliyev in the voting attended by 51 media outlets. 10 of them chose Shahriyar Gurbanov, a young football player who was a victim of Armenian terror, 3 chose Agil Mammadov from Neftchi, and 2 chose Gara Garayev from Karabakh. Veteran football player Emin Mustafayev and Karabakh captain Maxim Medvedev, who were rescued from the rubble during the Ganja terror, managed to get one vote.
The winners in the nominations are:
1. FIGHTING SPORTSMEN OF THE YEAR: Fariz Najafov (President of "Gabala" club) - for participation in the Patriotic War
2. FIGHTING ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Martyr Jabrayil Dovletzade (judoka) - for his participation in the Patriotic War
3. FIGHTING FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR: Shahid Ilgar Burjaliyev (former football player of "Zira" club and Azerbaijan U-18 national team) - for participation in the Patriotic War
4. FIGHTING LEGIONARY OF THE YEAR: Mesut Ozil (midfielder of the English club "Arsenal") - for defending the interests of Azerbaijan in the Patriotic War and supporting propaganda
5. FIGHTED COACH OF THE YEAR: Bakhtiyar Abbasov (coach of "Gabala" Sports Club) - for his participation in the Great Patriotic War
6. FIGHTING TEAM OF THE YEAR: "Garabagh" football team - for financial and propaganda support to the Army
7. FIGHTING SPORTS ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR: Azerbaijan Judo Federation - for financial and moral support to the Army
8. FIGHTING JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR: Gazi Dashgin Aziz (Offsideplus.az) - for his participation in the Great Patriotic War