Open Alpagut tournament held in Aghdam in memory of our martyrs
Children, teenagers and young people competed in the open tournament at the Aghdam Olympic Sports Complex. The tournament was organised with the Association's support.
Azerbaijan's national sports under one roof
Since 1990 the Association has been developing wrestling, zorkhana, nard and folk games, holding competitions and representing Azerbaijan at international events.
- 1990
- active since
- 26
- national and traditional sports
- 6
- sports divisions
- 2022
- pehlevanliq and zorkhana on the UNESCO list
- 2026, Baku: World Championship 2 gold, 3 bronze
- 2025, Bursa, Türkiye: 5th World Alpagut Championship 12 gold, 6 silver
- 2024, Astana, Kazakhstan: 5th World Nomad Games 2 silver, 5 bronze
- 2023, Bursa, Türkiye: 4th World Alpagut Championship 11 gold, 9 silver, 1 bronze
- 2023, Khiva, Uzbekistan: International championship, Ethnosport Festival 2 bronze
- 2023, Baku: 3rd European Championship 1 gold, 6 silver, 23 bronze
- 2023, Gulistan, Uzbekistan: World Championship in four styles of belt wrestling 3 silver, 4 bronze
- 2023, Aksuat, Kazakhstan: World Cup 1 bronze
Next event
All events
26 sports, 6 divisions
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Zorkhana and pahlavan wrestling
Mas-wrestling
Tug of war
Traditional strongman sports of Azerbaijan and other peoples
National wrestling
National belt (gurshag) wrestling
Belt wrestling
Aba wrestling
Kazakh kuresi
Alysh (Kyrgyz) wrestling
Kurash (Uzbek wrestling)
Gushtingiri (Tajik wrestling)
Köräş (Tatar wrestling)
Goresh (Turkmen wrestling)
Oil wrestling
Ssireum (Korean wrestling)
Alpagut
Nard (backgammon)
Go (galagapi)
Mangala
Traditional mind games of the peoples of the world
National equestrian games
Traditional archery of the peoples of the world
Kabaddi
National active games
Folk games
International achievements
All achievements- Gold
- 67
- Silver
- 62
- Bronze
- 96
- Total medals
- 225
- Zorkhana and pahlavan wrestling23 gold, 11 silver, 22 bronze, 6 competitions56
- Belt wrestling1 gold, 12 silver, 39 bronze, 7 competitions52
- Alpagut martial art32 gold, 17 silver, 1 bronze, 3 competitions50
- Kazakh wrestling2 gold, 4 silver, 6 bronze, 5 competitions12
- Mas-wrestling1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 2 competitions5
- Aba wrestling1 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze, 2 competitions2
- Alysh wrestling0 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze, 1 competition1
- Nomad and CIS Games7 gold, 17 silver, 23 bronze, 4 competitions47
Only categories for athletes over 18 and competitions with precisely published medal counts are included; the list does not cover every competition. Alpagut is counted from 2022, the year it joined the Association.
The pahlavan tradition is on the UNESCO list
In 2022 «Pehlevanliq culture: traditional zorkhana games, sports and wrestling» was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
- 1990
The Association was founded on the initiative of Khanlar Gurbanov, bringing together five national sports.
- 1992
National wrestling was added to the physical education curriculum of general schools.
- 2007
The Association joined the International Zurkhaneh Sports Federation.
- 2009
Zorkhana and pahlavan wrestling began to be taught as a subject at the sports academy.
- 2022
Pehlevanliq and zorkhana games were inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
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Partners and official links
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan
National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan
Heydar Aliyev Foundation
Azerbaijan National Anti-Doping Agency
Azerbaijan Sport Academy
World Ethnosport Confederation
United World Wrestling
World Alpagut Federation