President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have met with the Turkish athletes who dedicated their victories to Azerbaijan at the European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan
YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS. Since the first days of the ongoing European Weightlifting Championships, held in Yerevan, Turkish athletes have won 6 gold medals. President of the Turkish Weightlifting Federation, Talat Unlu, notes this fact with great joy. In his estimation, the championship is very well organised in Armenia.
In the eight days since a fashion designer ran from the crowd at the
Opening Ceremony of the European Weightlifting Championships in
Yerevan, Armenia and set light to the Azerbaijan flag, sport has had
to battle with politics for the headlines in this part of the world
and way beyond.
The President of the Turkish Weightlifting Federation has spoken
glowingly about the efforts of Armenia in hosting the European
Weightlifting Championships - a week after speculation that the team
would withdraw.
YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS. Since the first days of the ongoing European Weightlifting Championships, held in Yerevan, Turkish athletes have won 6 gold medals. President of the Turkish Weightlifting Federation, Talat Unlu, notes this fact with great joy. In his estimation, the championship is very well organised in Armenia.