Tovuz welcomes Flame of First European Games
The Flame of the Baku 2015 First European Games has arrived in Tovuz.
At the symbolic gate of the European Games in the region, the flame was handed to taekwondo fighter Nasimi Jafarov.
Ten torchbearers then started their 2.6km long route and carried the flame into Heydar Aliyev Park to the sound of wild applause.
Prize winner of the European Taekwondo Championship Joshgun Nadirov lit a commemorative lamp of the European Games. The commemorative lamp will remain lit in Heydar Aliyev Center until the end of the Games.
The event featured demonstration of a footage highlighting a ceremony to light the flame of the Baku 2015 First European Games in Ateshgah temple.
The event was followed by a concert.
2015-05-20 / 00:00
