The Gusar Olympic Sports Complex hosted the journalists’ volleyball Victory Cup, dedicated to the 101st anniversary of National Leader Heydar Aliyev’s birth. Six teams took part in the event, organised by the Sports Research Centre and the Guba-Khachmaz Regional Youth and Sports Department, with Avrora Group as main sponsor and organisational support from Sumgayit Club and Rabitabank.
Shusha and Kalbajar met in the decisive match. Shusha won the closely contested final 2–0. Fuzuli beat Aghdara 2–0 in the third-place match. In the semi-finals, Shusha had defeated Fuzuli 2–0 (25–20, 25–20), while Kalbajar defeated Aghdara 2–0 (25–15, 25–14).
The awards ceremony was attended by Elshan Mammadov, director of Gusar Olympic Sports Complex and chairman of the Sports Research Centre; Shafag Karimova, press secretary of the Azerbaijan Volleyball Federation; and Azer Karimov, director of Sumgayit Volleyball Club.
Certificates of appreciation were first presented to main sponsor Avrora Group and Sumgayit Club. Fuzuli received bronze medals, and Kalbajar received silver medals and gifts from Rabitabank. Shusha were awarded gold medals, Rabitabank gifts and the Victory Cup. Iskandar Ibrahim of the winning team was named the tournament’s best player.
This was Shusha’s third consecutive Victory Cup win.
