Silver winner of the 2016 Olympics in Rio, judoist Rustam Oruj, who took the 5th place at Tokyo games, shared preparation plans for the new Olympic cycle and expressed his opinion on the new coaching staff of the Azerbaijani national team headed by Movlud Miraiyev.
“heal the injury. We can say that 80 percent is ready,” says the athlete. “I started to train, I restore. After the Olympics in Tokyo, I was bad, it was hard to come to myself, but I am going to. Without defeats, you don’t feel the taste of victories. (Smiles). I think that another Olympic cycle will compete. True, to the Olympics 2024 in Paris, there is still a lot of time – ahead of the three championships of the world and Europe, Islamiad, the Euro Giga … There are many competitions, so it’s too early to tune in Paris yet. Nearest goals – World Championships and Islamic games next year. I want to show yourself on these starts. “
After the failure of the men’s team of Azerbaijan at the Olympics in Tokyo, the coaching headquarters led by the Ukrainian Ruslan Mashurenko was fully dismissed. Movlud Miraliyev became the new head coach. His help to him Elchin Ismaylov, Elkhan Radzhables, Shyumshyad Bakhramov, Ilham Mamedov and Zaur Babaev.
“I adapted to the new coaching staff – continues Rustam Oruch. – New coaches – well-known judoists. Elchin Ismaylov, Movlud Miraliev, Elkhan Radzhables … I feel easily with them, I know them, they know me. With their own Trainers work is much easier and more pleasant than with foreign.
What is the difference between the training process at Movlud Miraliev from what was with Ruslan Mashurenko? Now the load is twice as much as they used before. Movlud Miraliyev himself became the winner of the Olympics at the expense of its performance. Therefore, as a coach he loads athletes very good.
First start for me will be the November tournament “Big Helmet” in Baku. I think that by that time I will completely be ready. “
Rustam Oruzhev is also the head of the Athlete Commission of the National Olympic Committee. In the course of today’s event, he said that this commission would help both actively and former athletes.
“We will solve their problems,” said an experienced judoist. The commission also includes Sabina Kerimov (fencing), Kamran Shahxvarla (Boxing), Farid Azizova (Taekwondo), Nazim Babaev (Athletics), Rasul Chunaev (Greco-Roman struggle) and Fatima Alkaramawa (Swimming).