The achievements of the women engaged in sports are given a special importance in Azerbaijan. Along with traditional feminine sports Azerbaijani women are engaged in such kinds as sumo wrestling and shooting. Zemfira Meftaheddinova has remarkable achievements in shooting. She took the first place in team competitions in the European championship in 1990. In 1996 she broke the record and took the first place in the European championship.
Chess is very popular in Azerbaijan.
After the world champion Harry Kasparov, who was a native of Baku, great achievements were reached by Aynur Sofiyeva, Firuza Velikhanli and Ilaha Gadimova. A more complete and mutually related system of tourism statistics has been started. This will help the Azerbaijan Government to take important decisions on making a program on the development of tourism in Azerbaijan by explaining its economic significance. The Law together with other acts on tourism will ensure the development of this field in Azerbaijan, create a complete national model of tourism industry integrated in the world tourism infrastructure and capable of providing high standard services. Agreements on cooperation in the field of tourism have been signed with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, China, France, Islamic Republic of Iran, Romania, Turkey and CIS countries.