Azerbaijan Open Alpine Skiing Tournament Begins

The Azerbaijan Open, an international alpine skiing tournament, has officially kicked off. The event is being jointly organized by the Azerbaijan Winter Sports Federation and the Shahdagh Tourist Center, in accordance with the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) calendar.

The opening ceremony was attended by Minister of Youth and Sports Farid Gayibov and President of the Azerbaijan Winter Sports Federation Fuad Naghiyev, The Caspian Post reports, citing local media.

The tournament features 20 female athletes from different age categories representing Azerbaijan, Switzerland, Hungary, Slovenia, Georgia, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Nepal, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan is represented at the competition by Anastasia Papatoma.

The tournament will run until January 10.