Azeri wrestling federation chief to step down

The former deputy prime minister Abbas Abbasov will step down from the post of president of the Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation (AWF), according to a decision passed at the federation’s conference on Monday.

Abbasov will be succeeded by the president of the Field Hockey Federation, Minister of Taxes Fazil Mammadov. Mammadov will retain his current post as well.

The former deputy prime minister, who is currently living in Moscow, will receive the title of the AWF honorary president.*