OREANDA-NEWS. September 20, 2011. During the work of International Wrestling Congress in Istanbul, “AtaHolding” OJSC signed a sponsorship agreement with the International Wrestling Federation (FILA) for the years 2013-2017. The agreement was signed by the President of FILA Mr. Rafael Martinetti and the Chairman of the Executive Board of “AtaHolding” Mr. Farid Asadov, reported the press-centre of AtaHolding.

The agreement will play an important role in conducting such competitions as the World Championship, World Cup, European Championship, final of Golden Grand Prix dedicated to the memory of Heydar Aliyev.

Commenting on the signed contract, The FILA president Mr. Rafael Martinetti said: "We express our gratitude to Azerbaijani “AtaHolding”. The agreement between “AtaHolding” and FILA is a tremendous contribution to the development of wrestling in the world. We are very grateful to the management of “AtaHolding”  for their care and contribution to the development of this type of sport".

The Chairmain of the Exceutive Board Farid Asadov, in his turn, said: "Sponsoring of the International Wrestling Federation by “AtaHolding” OJSC is a very important step for strengthening the image of Azerbaijan Republic internationally. The fact that Azerbaijani company sponsors international sports organizations is an indicator of Azerbaijan’s economic growth and influence as well as formation of strong national companies. “AtaHolding” OJSC considers support of sport as a part of its policy on Corporate Social Responsibility and the signed sponsorship agreement is a clear display of our constant attention to this field".

“AtaHolding” has been the main sponsor of FILA since 2008. The previous sponsorship covered the years 2008-2012. Over the past three years, FILA has organized numerous international competitions, some of which took place in Azerbaijan.