Winners Crowned at Azerbaijan Shooting Championship

Baku — September 7, 2025

The Ministry of Youth and Sports, together with the Azerbaijan Shooting Federation, has concluded the national championship in pistol and shotgun disciplines.

The five-day tournament, held at the Baku Shooting Center, brought together more than 100 athletes across multiple categories. At the closing ceremony, winners were presented with medals, diplomas, and special prizes.

Results by discipline:

25m small-caliber pistol (women)

1. Zeynab Sultanova

2. Nilufar Samedli

3. Sofia Barkhalova

25m small-caliber pistol (men)

1. Ruslan Lunev

2. Imran Garayev

3. Jafar Sultanli

50m small-caliber pistol (open)

1. Rasul Mammadov

2. Hajji Musayev

3. Vladislav Kalmykov

50m rifle, three positions

1. Nigar Ramazanova

2. Alimamed Huseynov

3. Uzeyir Tapdygly

10m air pistol (women)

1. Sofia Barkhalova

2. Hanna Aliyeva

3. Zeynab Sultanova

10m air pistol (men)

1. Oleg Kerzhankin

2. Hajji Musayev

3. Rasul Mammadov

10m air rifle (women)

1. Elvina Afsana

2. Nigar Ramazanova

3. Jala Bayramova

10m air rifle (men)

1. Uzeyir Tapdygly

2. Alimamed Huseynov

3. Ruslan Gahramanov

10m air pistol (mixed teams)

1. Leyli Aliyeva & Elvin Astanov

2. Zeynab Sultanova & Vladislav Kalmykov

3. Hanna Aliyeva & Hajji Musayev

10m air rifle (mixed teams)

1. Jala Bayramova & Uzeyir Tapdygly

2. Nurana Aliyeva & Ruslan Gahramanov

3. Nigar Ramazanova & Ramiz Khalilov

Trap (women)

1. Narmin Jafarova

2. Aydan Jamalova

3. Alina Rafikhanova

Trap (men)

1. Ali Huseynli

2. Mirmomin Agazade

3. Tamerlan Mammadov

Skeet (women)

1. Nurlana Jafarova

2. Regina Meftakhatdinova

3. Shola Guliyeva

Skeet (men)

1. Javid Hasanov

2. Niyaz Agazade

3. Fuad Gurbanov

The championship once again highlighted Azerbaijan’s growing pool of shooting talent, with both seasoned competitors and emerging athletes making their mark.