Makhachkala, December 18, 2015. A solemn awarding ceremony of winners of the "Sportsman of the year" contest has taken place in Makhachkala, the Committee for Sport, Tourism and Youth Affairs of the Makhachkala City Administration reports.
The awardees competed in five nominations: "Breakthrough of the Year," "Sports for All", "Best Coach", "Queen of sports", "Athlete of the Year". Hyrula Nuradinov won the nomination "Breakthrough of the Year" (among young athletes aged 14 - 18). 16-fold world champion in arm wrestling Tagir Magomedov won in the category "Sport for All" (among disabled athletes).
Boxer Zemfira Magomedalieva won in title "Queen of Sports". Prominent volleyball coach Igor Gordeev won the title "The best coach". The world champion in freestyle wrestling Abdul Sadullayev, the captain of the volleyball team of Dagestan Dmitry Bagrov and the UFC mixed martial arts fighter Rashid Magomedov competed in the main nomination "Sportsman of the Year".
The jury made a decision to award Rashid Magomedov and Abdul Sadulayev. Both of them received certificates and monetary prizes.