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National table tennis team to compete at Islamic Solidarity Games

The table tennis players who will represent Azerbaijan at the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, have been announced, Azernews reports. Azerbaijan will be represented by six athletes in the competition. The team consists of Marziya Nurmatova, Zemfira Mikayilova, Aylin Asgarova, Onur Guluzade, Hilal Hasanov, and Adil Ahmadzade. The team is currently in a training camp at the "Shua Sports Complex" in preparation for the competition. They will depart for Saudi Arabia on November 6. The table tennis events will take place from November 8 to 13. The 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games are set to take place on November 7-21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, marking the sixth edition of this multi-sport event for athletes from countries that are members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Approximately 3,500 athletes from 57 countries will compete in the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games The event is expected to feature a wide array of sports, with athletes from across the Muslim world competing to promote solidarity and cultural exchange through sports?. Recall that Azerbaijan hosted the Islamic Solidarity Games in 2017. A total of 24 disciplines from 21 sports were contested in this edition of the Islamic Solidarity Games. Some sports also include disabled sports events such as athletics and judo.