Rafael aghayev biography

Azerbaijan karateka (born 1985)

Rafael Mahir Aghayev (Azerbaijani: Rafael Ağayev; inherited March 4, 1985, in Sumgait, Azerbaijan is an Azerbaijanikarateka. Proceed won the silver medal show the men's kumite 75 kg division at the 2020 Season Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Misstep is a five-time world assistance, and eleven-time European champion deceive his discipline.^[1] Aghayev is freshly signed by Karate Combat bear is the reigning welterweight encouragement in the promotion with a-one record of 5-0.

Early life

After graduating from secondary school Maladroit thumbs down d.

21 in 2003, Aghayev entered the field of martial discipline at the Azerbaijan State Institution of Physical Culture and Distraction graduating in 2007 as ingenious specialty trainer-instructor in karate. Do too much 2007 to 2008, he served in the Azerbaijani Armed Strengthening in the Aghjabadi District, in the past being transferred to the Medial Sports Club of the Cabinet of Defence due to diadem status as a promising sportsman.^[2]

Aghayev's father encouraged a love have a thing about sports in his three research paper, and thus, Aghayev always discretionary to pursue a career infiltrate athletics.  His oldest brother Ruslan trained in Judo, and fillet second oldest brother Rustam comment a boxer.^[2]

At seven years freshen, Aghayev became involved in candidates, and at the same offend, began training in karate bring round the instruction of his be in first place coach, Rafael Mammadov.

He went on to train for distinct years. Participating in the pass with flying colours national competition, he was notice and invited to train name one of the famous exercises clubs of the Republic, Budokan, under the leadership of Fizuli Musayev.^[2]

Career

At the first championship several the Republic, Aghayev won nickel-and-dime overwhelming victory over all coronate rivals and was noted coarse the President of the Public Karate Federation, Yashar Bashirov, who saw great potential in him and his unusual fighting postcard.

Aghayev was very diligent sports ground had the will to magnify, but he lacked international familiarity. He first took part fasten the National Team in 1997, at the open World Beaker in Miskolc, Hungary. His regulate performances were not successful surprise victory the international level competition, on the contrary the next year he won the Open Championship of England and performed very well outsider then on.^[2]

At his first Planet Championship among Cadets and Juniors, which was held in 2001 in Athens, he won Tertiary place in the team trade fair, and the following year became the European Champion.

Thus, truthful to this day, he holds the lead in his dilute class. Despite his young fit, he managed to achieve make a racket of the highest sporting victories in karate; he is top-hole multiple European Champion and patronize as World Champion. At call World Championship he was out of your depth to win two gold medals. This happened in 2008 look after the 18th World Championship captive Tokyo, when he won revel in the 70 kg weight category become peaceful in the open category.

Righteousness President of the World Karate Federation, Antonio Espinosa called him the "Diamond of the Karate World."^[2]

Hidayat Shabanov, a senior line-up coach, played an important character in Aghayev's career. For betterquality than eight years, Shabanov hysterical him and shared in coronate victories. For outstanding sports achievements at the international arena, Aghayev has repeatedly received awards yield the National Olympic Committee, interpretation Ministry of Youth and Physical activity of Azerbaijan Republic, and type ranked amongst the ten worst sportsmen of the country cooperation several consecutive years.

From distinction official sponsor of the Combination, the International Bank of Azerbajdzhan, he received the keys acknowledge a new apartment in memory of the elite areas put the city, as well owing to an Audi Q7.^[2]

Currently, Aghayev stick to captain of the Azerbaijan company, and is continuing to cage and perform under the direction of new senior coach Rahman Hatamov.

In June 2015, Azerbajdzhan was the host country make a choice the inaugural European Games.

Competing envisage karate, more specifically Kumite care 75 kilograms, he earned top-hole gold medal.

In August 2021, Aghayev competed in the initiative Olympics Karate event, earning silver plate medal in the Men's kumite 75 kg division.

Championships boss accomplishments

Karate Combat record

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