Gabil Sayadov


Qabil Cumalı oğlu Sayadov is an Azerbaijani karateka, coach, and sports official. He is the current Secretary General of the Azerbaijan Karate Federation, holder of a 5th Dan black belt in karate, the official representative of the international organizations "WFKF" and "KWU-SENSHI" in Azerbaijan, Honored Coach of the Republic of Azerbaijan, international referee, and bronze medalist at the kyokushin karate World Championship in the open weight category.

Early life

Qabil Sayadov was born on 26 August 1976 in the village of Gyunashli, Vardenis District, Armenian SSR. From childhood, he showed interest in sports and began training in karate at an early age. He completed his secondary education with excellent grades and was admitted with high scores to Qafqaz University, where he later received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in Public Administration.

Career

Sayadov began his sports career in karate, competing internationally and achieving significant results. He became a world champion in 2006 and a bronze medalist in 2018.
Alongside his competitive career, he has been active as a coach, training numerous young athletes. For his achievements, he was awarded the honorary title of Honored Coach of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Currently, he serves as the Secretary General of the Azerbaijan Karate Federation.
He is also the official representative in Azerbaijan of the international karate organizations "WFKF" and "KWU-SENSHI".
He is married and has three children.

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