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Flame of first European Games arrives in Khizi VIDEO
Khizi, May 31, AZERTAC
The flame of the First European Games has arrived in the city of Khizi.
At the symbolic gate of the European Games in the region, the flame was accepted by local teacher Aghali Asgarov. Ten torchbearers then started their 2km long route and carried the flame into Heydar Aliyev park to the sound of wild applause. Teacher Elmik Mammadhasanov 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.
The event participants watched a footage highlighting a ceremony to light the flame of the first European Games in Ateshgah temple.