Ministry: 'Our weightlifters are in Georgia, they will return home today'

The Azerbaijani weightlifting team is currently in Georgia, today the team will return home, Spokesman for Azerbaijani Ministry of Youth and Sports Gabil Mehdiyev said.

"The Azerbaijani delegation left Armenia by bus and entered Georgia," he added.

The ministry spokesman said that the plane, which will deliver the team from Tbilisi to Baku, will arrive at home tonight at 09:20 pm.

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Azerbaijani weightlifters have already left Yerevan, they have already crossed the border, according to Armenian Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Karen Giloyan, Report informs via Sputnik-Armenia

During the opening ceremony of the European Weightlifting Championship, Armenian designer Aram Nikolyan snatched the flag of Azerbaijan from the flag bearer and set it on fire, after which he fled the stage with the flag. After this incident, the Azerbaijani team refused to participate in the competition.