Sport in Azerbaijan Greco-Roman wrestling, particularly freestyle, are popular in Azerbaijan. With a history of great wrestlers, such as Namig Abdullayev, Farid Mansurov, Rovshan Bayramov, and Mariya Stadnik, Azerbaijan is considered among the elite nations in this sport. Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation was established in 1959 as part of the USSR Wrestling Federation. After Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation was established in 1993, and officially admitted to the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles at FILA Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland in the same year. During 1993-1997, Etibar Sardar oglu Mammadov was the President, Abbas Aydin oglu Abbasov the Vice President and Khanmirza Khanbala oglu Malikaliyev the
International Wushu Federation Wushu Federation of Asia (WFA). International Wushu Federation The International Wushu Federation (IWUF; ) is an international sport organization established on October 3, 1990 in Beijing, China during the 11th Asian summer Games to promote Wushu. These Wushu competitions hold in two parts: sanda (fighting) and taolu (forms). Currently, the IWUF has 146 members, across 5 continental federations worldwide. The IWUF is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and is also a member of both ARISF and Sport Accord. Since 1991, the IWUF has held 13 World Wushu Championships (Chinese: 世界武术锦标赛) and has helped over 100 federations (List of