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Mingachevir Regatta-2024 has solemnly started at Ashaqi Kondalanchay Reserve in connection with Fuzuli City Day, Azernews reports.

The event began with the National Anthem of Azerbaijan. Following this, a moment of silence was observed to honor the memory of the Azerbaijani martyrs.

Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Aghdam, Fuzuli and Khojavand districts Emin Huseynov said that the organizing such sports events in the liberated territories is a historic event.

He outlined that during the occupation, the city was not in good condition, and following the Second Garabagh War, restoration work in Fuzuli was carried out under the instructions of President Ilham Aliyev.

E. Huseynov also mentioned that the Ashaqi Kondalanchay Reserve, where the competition is being held, was constructed upon the initiative and directive of the National Leader Heydar Aliyev in the early 1980s.

The Minister of Youth and Sports Farid Gayibov stressed the significance of the regatta and wished success to the athletes.

Around 100 athletes from Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Italy, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Turkiye, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan are competing in the tournament.

On the first day of the competition, Azerbaijani rowers won 2 gold, 3 silver, and 4 bronze medals.

The tournament is jointly organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Azerbaijan Canoe and Rowing Federation. The final will take place on October 18 at the Kur Olympic Training and Sports Center in Mingachevir.

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