Azerbaijan protests 'barbaric' flag-burning at weightlifting championship in Armenia

Azerbaijan weightlifters leave Armenia after flag burned

Azerbaijan withdrew from the European Weightlifting Championships a day after a man ran onto the stage at the competition's opening ceremony, seized an Azerbaijan flag and set it on fire.

World scandal: Azerbaijani flag burned at the opening of the European weightlifting championship in Armenia

Scandal in world sports: a person accredited to the inauguration of the European Weightlifting Championship that takes place in Armenia took the stage and set fire to the flag of Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan weightlifters leave Armenia after flag burned

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijan has withdrawn from the European Weightlifting Championships in the capital of Armenia a day after a man ran onto the stage at the competition’s opening ceremony, seized an Azerbaijan flag and set it on fire. Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Youth and Sports says the incident Friday night in Yerevan showed that “security is not ensured” for Azerbaijani athletes. The ministry says the athletes and those accompanying them…

Azerbaijan weightlifters leave Armenia after flag burned

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijan has withdrawn from the European Weightlifting Championships in the capital of Armenia a day after a man ran onto the stage at the competition’s opening ceremony, seized an Azerbaijan flag and set it on fire. Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Youth and Sports says the incident Friday night in Yerevan showed that “security is not ensured” for Azerbaijani athletes. The ministry says the athletes and those accompanying them…

Azerbaijan weightlifters leave Armenia after flag burned

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijan withdrew from the European Weightlifting Championships on Saturday in the capital of Armenia a day after a man ran onto the stage at the competition's

Azerbaijan weightlifters leave Armenia after flag burned

Azerbaijan weightlifters leave Armenia after flag burned April 15, 2023 Azerbaijan withdrew from the European Weightlifting Championships on Saturday in the capital of Armenia a day after a man ran onto the stage at the competition's opening ceremony, seized an Azerbaijan flag and set it on fire.Azerbaijan's Ministry of Youth and Sports said the incident Friday night in Yerevan showed that when such an atmosphere of hatred reigns in Armenia, se…