The European Weightlifting Federation strongly condemned the incident that happened on April 14, 2023, during the opening ceremony of the European Athletics Championship in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia - the burning of the Azerbaijani flag by one person.

Axar.az reports that this was stated in the statement of the Federation.

"The European Weightlifting Federation considers this extremely serious and regrettable gesture as an attack on the integrity of sporting values ​​and the universal principles of fair play.

The European Weightlifting Federation immediately reacted to this incident and expressed its position to the organizing committee. The Federation always expresses full solidarity and support with the delegation from the Republic of Azerbaijan, athletes, coaches and officials," the statement said.