Azerbaijan women’s wrestling team travels to Kazakhstan

October 13, 2026

Members of the Azerbaijan women’s national wrestling team have travelled to Kazakhstan.

Under the guidance of senior coach Aghahuseyn Mustafayev, the squad consisting of Jala Aliyeva (57 kg), Ruzanna Mammadova (59 kg) and Birgul Soltanova (65 kg) began its final training camp in Almaty on October 12 in preparation for the upcoming World Championships.

The training camp, which will run until October 24, is being held jointly with the national teams of Kazakhstan and Romania. Following the conclusion of the U23 World Championships, acting head coach Togrul Asgarov will also join the camp.

The training programme places particular emphasis on tactical and technical drills, as well as the analysis of opponents. Upon completion of the camp, the team will travel from Almaty to Astana.

It should be noted that the women’s wrestling competition at the World Championships will take place from October 27 to 30.