The official flame of the Baku 2015 First European Games was today welcomed to Goychay by hundreds of local residents.

At the symbolic gate of the European Games in the region, the flame was accepted by athlete Ramil Aliyev.

Ten torchbearers then started their route and carried the flame into Heydar Aliyev Center to the sound of wild applause.

Honored Master of Sports Namet Shirinov lit the flame of the European Games. The flame was then transferred to a commemorative lamp that will remain lit in Heydar Aliyev Center until the end of the Games.