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Azerbaijan had withdrawn from the European Weightlifting Championships happening in Armenia, after its flag was set on hearth in the course of the opening ceremony.
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Azerbaijan’s president and first girl have thanked two Turkish weightlifters for dedicating their medals to the nation in the course of the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships within the Armenian capital Yerevan.
In an official assertion on Sunday, President Ilham Aliyev and first girl Mehriban Aliyeva congratulated Cansu Bektas and Gamze Altun on profitable three gold and one silver medal, respectively.
Aliyev and Aliyeva stated the transfer “showed high skill, determination, and will to wave the flag of Türkiye” on the worldwide stage whereas additionally enjoying the Turkish nationwide anthem made “all the people of Azerbaijan happy.”
On the dedication of Bektas and Altun’s victories to Azerbaijan, they stated this “proved once again that where Azerbaijan is not, Türkiye always represents us and supports our rightful cause. This is another manifestation of the unbreakable Azerbaijan-Türkiye brotherhood.”
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As Yerevan can’t assure the security of our athletes, the Azerbaijan delegation is not going to compete and is predicted to return dwelling. Armenia ought to make sure the secure return of our athletes, however now they’re confined to their resort with out entry to media.
— Farid Gayibov (@faridgayibov) April 15, 2023
Flag burning
During the opening ceremony of the championships in Yerevan on Friday, the Azerbaijan flag was set on hearth.
Designer Aram Nikolyan burned the Azerbaijani flag on stage and took it out of the corridor in the course of the opening ceremony. He was detained and escorted to one in all Yerevan’s police stations however was freed shortly.
As a results of this act, Azerbaijan introduced that it withdrew from the European Weightlifting Championship after the nation’s flag was burned by an formally accredited particular person on the opening ceremony of the competitors.
“We call on the international community and international sports institutions to strongly condemn this barbaric act. We also call on the European Weightlifting Federation to impose sanctions against Armenia,” stated Farid Gayibov, Azerbaijan’s minister of youth and sports activities, on Twitter.
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Source: AA
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