The traditional XII Spartakiade,was held at the Sports Palace of Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU) among AzTU employees and students, dedicated to the 102nd anniversary of the birth of the Great leader Heydar Aliyev, has come to an end.At the closing ceremony organized by the AzTU Trade Union Committee (TUC), the Student Trade Union Committee (STUC), and the AzTU Sports Club, the dear memory of the great leader Heydar Aliyev and the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan was commemorated with a minute of silence.Then the National Anthem of Azerbaijan was played.AzTU employees participating in the Spartakiade competed in football, volleyball, table tennis, checkers and chess, while AzTU students competed in football, volleyball, table tennis, checkers, chess, basketball and wrestling.Congratulating the winners, AzTU Vice-Rector Rashad Aliyev said that about 250 employees and 400 students participated in the Spartakiade.The vice-rector emphasized that the development of sports and physical education is always at the forefront of AzTU.Later, Elshad Novruzov, Advisor to the Chairman of the Republican Committee of the Free Trade Union of Education Workers of Azerbaijan, and Elvin Bakhtiyarli, Chairman of the AzTU Trade Union Committee, conveyed their congratulations to the competition participants and expressed their gratitude for their active participation.The speeches particularly emphasized the attention and care shown by the National Leader to sports and health of young people and citizens.Information was also provided about AzTU cooperation with the Republican Committee of the Azerbaijan Education Workers' Free Trade Union and future opportunities to effectively organize employees' leisure time and protect their health.Then there was an award ceremony.In the chess competitions, the Faculty of Transport and Logistics was awarded first place among employees, and the Faculty of Special Techniques and Technology was awarded first place among students.In the table tennis competitions, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics was awarded first place among employees, and the Faculty of Information Technologies and Telecommunications was awarded first place among students.In the checkers competition, the General Departments team won first place among employees, and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics won first place among students.In the volleyball competitions, the General Departments team won first place among employees, and the Faculty of Information Technologies and Telecommunications won first place among students.In the futsal tournament, the General Departments team won first place among employees, and the Faculty of Metallurgy and Chemical Technology won first place among students.The Faculty of Energy won first place in the basketball competitions held among students.In freestyle wrestling competitions, AzTU students took first, second, and third places in different weight categories.The winners were awarded with diplomas, medals and gifts by the AzTU Rectorate, the Trade Union Committee and  the Student Trade Union Committee.