The games of Islamic solidarity in the Turkish horse are gradually nearing completion. There are four days left until the end of the competition.
Since the previous Islamiad took place in Baku, we have something to compare. As expected, the level of organization at the 2017 Games in Azerbaijan was an order of magnitude higher. The main disappointment of games in Kong is the lack of operational online platforms with the results of the competition, a clear and – most importantly – accurate schedule, teams and list of participants. All this information has to be collected bit by bit from various sources, and this does not always succeed. It is difficult to imagine this in a significant complex competition in the era more actively than a developing Internet. Apparently in Turkey, Islamiad is not considered an important competition …
Full of other organizational incidents. We already wrote that due to problems with timing, all results were canceled, including record, the first three days in treadmills in athletics. In addition, Turkish media reports daily about new organizational blunders and scandals at the games. It turned out that at the same athletic stadium, almost all of the inventory does not comply with international standards.
The local football club “Knesyas” was not lucky. The lawn of the stadium, which is played by the team of the Turkish Super League, was spoiled during the opening ceremony, which is why the club was forced to hold its next match in Eskishekhir.
There are big problems with refereeing. It is clear that the referee help local athletes. It was always and everywhere. But it’s not only that. Due to the fact that some international federations do not recognize the games of Islamic solidarity and did not send their judges to the horse, the competitions are served by arbitrators who have no licenses. By the way, a ridiculous incident occurred with judges in Handball. Due to the constant changes in the schedule, the arbitrators who were supposed to serve the match of the women’s national teams of Turkey and Bangladesh, did not appear for the game. At this time, they examined the sights of the horse. As a result of the match, the Turkish referees did not.
Was not without conflicts. In the volleyball match of the male national teams of Turkey and Qatar, something so enraged by the Qatari Saad Suleiman that he threatened the Turks with the appropriate gesture to cut their heads. Due to the friendly relations between Turkey and Qatar, the conflict managed to settle, and the Qatari volleyball player did not even receive any punishment. Well, in vain … Taking an example from the volleyball player who remained unpunished, Qatarian handball players, having beaten in the final of Turkey, began to provoke rivals and stands with various gestures and body movements.
Here are the 5th in a row of the game of Islamic solidarity! Azerbaijan currently has 18 gold, 23 silver and 19 bronze medals. In the team standings, we take 4th place, inferior to Turkey, Iran and Uzbekistan.