For first time in history, a badmintonist from Azerbaijan came to Olympics

For the first time at the Olympic Games, Azerbaijan will be presented in such a sport as badminton.

In Tokyo, a naturalized Indonesian Edie Romico will go to the composition of our team. Taking the 31st place in the Olympic qualifying rating, he has already guaranteed a license. The main role was played by his successful speeches in 2019 tournaments in Cameroon and Algeria.

The composition of the participants The International Badminton Federation will declare June 15. The Olympic rating takes into account the 10 best performances. Starting April 2019, a representative of Azerbaijan took part in 24 competitions.

At the Olympics in Tokyo in men’s personal competitions will perform 38 badmitonists.