Farid Mansurov: "We are experiencing moments that give us a sense of pride and are worthy of being proud of"

Holding the "President's Cup-2025" tournament in Sugovushan is a great contribution to Azerbaijani sports. Sport24.az reports that this was stated by Farid Mansurov, vice-president of the National Olympic Committee, in a statement to journalists.

He spoke about the "President's Cup-2025" tournament, which started in Sugovushan:

"We are experiencing proud and honorable moments. Sugovushan, as the territory of Azerbaijan, had been under occupation for many years. As a result of the far-sighted policy of President Ilham Aliyev, our lands were liberated from occupation. We are already holding sports competitions in our historical lands. As an example of this, today, on the occasion of the 102nd anniversary of the National Leader Heydar Aliyev, the "President's Cup-2025" international regatta in canoe and rowing has been organized. Holding this competition is both a contribution to Azerbaijani sports and has a positive impact on the recognition of canoe and rowing."

It should be noted that along with Azerbaijani representatives, rowers from Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine and Uzbekistan participated in the "President's Cup-2025" tournament.

The regatta will continue on May 1-2 at the Mingachevir "Kur" Olympic Training and Sports Center. Here, teams will compete in various distances in the kayak, canoe and academic types of rowing.