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From wrestling to kokpar — national sports and the famous athletes of the Turkic world.

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SportWrestling and zorkhana (pahlavanlig)Azerbaijan's most successful sport and an ancient tradition of strongmen; zorkhana games have been UNESCO heritage since 2022.
SportChovganAn ancient horseback ball game played on Karabakh horses, on UNESCO's Urgent Safeguarding List since 2013.
SportChess in AzerbaijanAzerbaijan's national team has been European champion three times, and Baku hosted the Chess Olympiad in 2016.
SportFormula 1 Azerbaijan Grand PrixA Formula 1 race held on the streets of Baku since 2016, on a city circuit that runs past the Old City walls.
SportQarabağ FKThe Aghdam club that lived in Baku during the occupation and in 2017 became the first Azerbaijani team in the Champions League group stage.