Azerbaijani freestyle fighter, member of the national team of Azerbaijan Sharif Sharifov is one of the outstanding athletes. He brought to his country not only many awards of the highest standard, won at competitions at various levels, but also world-famous for Russian and Azerbaijani sports.
Biography of Sharif Sharifov
Sharifov Sharif Naidgadzhavovich - Russian athlete, a native of Dagestan. Born in 1988 in a family of representatives of indigenous Avars living in the North Caucasus. The real name of the athlete is Sharip Sharipov. Sharip spent his childhood and youth in Dagestan, where he received a general education. In childhood, his father sent him to the freestyle wrestling section in Kizlyar. Parents supported their son in everything. After graduating from school, the young man moved to Makhachkala, where he continued to play sports under the guidance of the famous coach Anvar Magomedgadzhiev. High competition among athletes in the Russian team forced Sharip to switch to another team. He moved to Azerbaijan, accepted the citizenship of this state and became a member of the national team. It was because of the new citizenship that his name began to sound like Sharif Sharifov. These are the features of the Azerbaijani language.
Since 2008, Sharif has been playing for Azerbaijan at all international competitions, which brings great popularity to this state in sports.
