Vusal Abdullazade
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Born | [1] | 12 September 1992||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vusal Abdullazade (born 12 September 1992 Azerbaijan, Ismayilli) Azerbaijani karate athlete and sports figure. He is the Assistant to the President of the Azerbaijan Karate Federation[2], the official representative of the World Fudokan Karate Federation in Azerbaijan[3], a three-time world champion [4], an Honored Athlete of the Republic of Azerbaijan[5], a silver medalist at the European Championship, a winner of top-level international competitions, and holds a 5th Dan international black belt in the traditional Fudokan karate style.
Life
[edit]Vusal Abdullazadə was born on September 12, 1992, in Tircan village, Ismayilli district, Azerbaijan.[6]
In 2011, due to his high sports achievements, he was admitted to the Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Education and Sport without taking entrance exams and graduated with excellent marks in June 2015.[7]
From 2015 to 2016, he completed his compulsory military service at the front-line N-numbered military unit of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan and participated in the April 2016 clashes.[8]
Since August 25, 2016, he has been the head coach and director of the Baku Karate-do Academy.[9]
In 2020, he ran as a candidate for the parliamentary elections of the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan.[10]
Since May 2, 2024, he has been serving as the Assistant to the President of the Azerbaijan Karate Federation[11], and also heads the Press and Technical Services departments of the federation.[12]
In 2024, he was admitted to the State and Municipal Administration program at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Achievements
[edit]National
[edit]16 February 2008, he won the Baku City Open Championship in Goju-Ryu Karate in the juniors category.
26 April 2008, he was the silver medalist in the Baku City Open Championship in Goju-Ryu Karate in the juniors category.
18 May 2008, he placed second in the Azerbaijan Cup in Goju-Ryu Karate in the juniors category held in Baku.
6 March 2011, in Ismayilli, he became the Azerbaijan champion among adults in B-2 / 60 kg in Multi-Combat Sports (Military Sports All-Round Competitions).
25 September 2011, he won the Republic Tournament in Baku in Contact Karate among adults in the 60 kg category.
11 March 2012, in Goychay, he became the Azerbaijan champion among adults in B-2 / 65 kg in Multi-Combat Sports (Military Sports All-Round Competitions).
From 6 to 8 December 2013, in Baku, he won the XVI Republic Championship in Azerbaijan in Okinawa-Goju-Ryu Karate-do and Kobudo, as well as International Kempo Karate and Kobudo, in the 60 kg weight category among men over 18, becoming the Republic champion for the 7th time.[13]
23 March 2014, he became the Azerbaijan champion in Contact Karate among adults in the 75 kg category in Baku.
22 December 2016, he again became the Azerbaijan champion in Contact Karate among adults in the 75 kg category in Baku. In 2017, he was the runner-up in the Azerbaijan Contact Karate Championship in the 75 kg category.
International
[edit]In 2011, he became the world champion in the 60 kg category at the World Military Sports All-Round Competitions held in Ukraine.[14][15]
In 2013, he became the world champion in the 70 kg category at the World Military Sports All-Round Competitions in Poland.[16]
In 2013, he was the silver medalist in the European Championship among adults in Goju-Ryu and Kempo-Ryu held in Baku.
In 2014, he won the silver medal in the 70 kg category at the World All-Styles Championship and Olympics held in Portugal.[17][18]
In 2018, he became the world champion in the 75 kg category at the World Military Sports All-Round Competitions in Ukraine.[19][20]
From 8 to 11 May 2025, the 10th World Championship in traditional karate style Fudokan was held in Puławy, Poland.[21]
The Azerbaijan Karate Federation national team won a total of 9 medals (5 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze). V. Abdullazadə led the Azerbaijan national team at the World Championship.[22]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gənclər və İdman Nazirliyi". mys.gov.az. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "The new chairman in the Parakarate committee". offsideplus.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Azərbaycan fudokan karateçiləri Polşada keçirilən dünya çempionatında parlaq nəticələr əldə etdilər -". estafet.az. 2025-05-11. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "List of Azerbaijani male karateka - FamousFix List". FamousFix.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Gənclər və İdman Nazirliyi". mys.gov.az. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Gənclər və İdman Nazirliyi". mys.gov.az. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Vüsal Abdullazadə 7-ci dəfə Respublika çempion oldu". BiG.Az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "New appointment at the Azerbaijan Karate Federation – Organization of Veterans of War, Labor, and Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan" (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Bakı Karate-do Akademiyasının prezidentindən illik HESABAT". Oxu.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Mərkəzi Seçki Komissiyası". www.infocenter.gov.az. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Azərbaycan Karate Federasiyasında yeni təyinat – FOTO | AZKF.AZ - Azərbaycan Karate Federasiyasının rəsmi saytı" (in Azerbaijani). 2025-08-20. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "The new chairman in the Parakarate committee". offsideplus.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Vüsal Abdullazadə 7-ci dəfə Respublika çempion oldu". Strategiya.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ^ "Gənclər və İdman Nazirliyi - Medalçılar / Vüsal Abdullazadə". mys.gov.az (in Azerbaijani). Gənclər və İdman Nazirliyinin rəsmi saytı.
- ^ "Mılıtary All-round Competıton Sports (MSAC) World Champıonshıps 2011, Kharkıv, Ukraine: Results (60 kg)" (PDF).
- ^ "Mılıtary All-round Competıton Sports (MSAC) World Champıonshıps 2013 - Mıkołów, Poland: Results (70 kg)" (PDF).
- ^ "4th All Styles World Championship (Vagos, Portugal): Results (70 kg)" (PDF).
- ^ "Peşəkar karateçilərimiz Portuqaliyada qələbə qazandılar". İsmayıllı Rayon İcra Hakimiyyəti.
- ^ "İdmançılarımız dünya çempionatında qələbə qazandı- Foto". Frame.az. 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
- ^ "Hərbi Döyüş çoxnövçülüyü üzrə Dünya çempionatında idmançımız qızıl medal qazanıb". ismayilli-ih.gov.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2025-09-01.
- ^ "Azərbaycan karateçiləri dünya çempionatına yola düşüblər". Olimpnews.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ "Fudokan karateçilərimizdən dünya çempionatında uğurlu nəticə". olimpiyadunyasi.com (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
External links
[edit]- Vusal Abdullazade on Facebook
- Vusal Abdullazade — Official page on the National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan website.
- The Current State and Perspectives of Karate in Azerbaijan by CBC Sport (Azerbaijan), YouTube
- Morning Hour – Official of the Azerbaijan Karate Federation (Vusal Abdullazade), YouTube