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Azerbaijan’s Flame team will take part in the EUROGYM Gymnastics Festival 2021 in Reykjavik, Iceland. EuroGym is one of the biggest gymnastics events specifically for young people. A non-competitive festival event, EuroGym takes place every two years in order to unite young European gymnasts, providing them with opportunity  to perform their team display routines on …

Azerbaijan has launched a new informative website as Baku Olympic Stadium will host three group matches and one quarter final round game of the UEFA Euro 2020. The web-site contains information on specific sections that may interest football fans. Visitors to the website, operating in Azerbaijani and English languages, will …

Baku City Circuit (BCC) today announced that tickets for the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2020 will be available to purchase online via www.bakucitycircuit.com from October 22, 2019. The landmark 5th successive Formula 1 race weekend to be staged on the streets of Azerbaijan’s capital city is taking place on …

First freestyle wrestler prisers have been identified in the 2nd European Games held in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, APA‘s correspondent reports from Minsk. Wrestlers who competed for medals in the 57 kg weight category have started their fight. Azerbaijani wrestler Mahir Amiraslanov won a gold medal in the match. He has …

On June 21, the opening ceremony of 2nd European Games was held in the capital of Belarus, Minsk, APA reports citing the Azerbaijani Parliament. Along with heads of state and government of a number of countries, the Chairman of  Azerbaijan Parliament Ogtay Asadov, First Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Yagub Eyyubov, Vice-president of the …

Azerbaijan’s national boxing, judo and wrestling teams left for Minsk, Belarus to participate in the 2nd European Games, APA reports. The 2nd European Games will be held June 21-30 in Minsk. Azerbaijan will be represented at the games by 80 athletes.

The Baku Olympic Stadium has been classified in the UEFA Elite List of Stadia. The 2019 UEFA Europa League final between Chelsea and Arsenal was held at the Baku Olympic Stadium on May 29. Chelsea beat Arsenal 4-1 to win the Europa League final.

Azerbaijani wrestler Zaur Aliyev has defeated an Armenian athlete and won bronze at Junior European Championships in Pontevedra, Spain. The tournament, being held at the Pavillon Municipal de Deportes sports complex, started on June 3. At the 1/8 stage, Aliyev was stronger than Bulgarian Denis Krasimirov Demirov – he defeated …

Azerbaijani judokas will test their strength at the European Cadet Championships 2019 to be held in Warsaw, Poland on June 27-29. Azerbaijan`s hopes will be pinned on 18 judo fighters. The tournament will bring together nearly 250 judokas from 24 countries.

Azerbaijan`s Rostislav Pevtsov has finished fourth at 2019 Weert ETU Triathlon European Championships in the Netherlands. British Alistair Brownlee claimed the European title.