"President's Cup-2025": This year in the cities of Fuzuli, Mingachevir and Sugovushan!

The "President's Cup-2025" international regatta dedicated to the 102nd anniversary of National Leader Heydar Aliyev will be held on April 28-May 2 with the joint organization of the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MYS) and the Azerbaijan Canoe and Rowing Federation (ACRF). Sport24.az reports that more than 200 athletes from Europe, Asia and Africa, more than 20 countries - Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine and Uzbekistan will participate in the competition. On April 28, as part of the "President's Cup-2025" international regatta, there will be exemplary performances by rowers in the Kondalanchay reservoir located in Fuzuli, Karabakh. Also, residents moving to Fuzuli will have the opportunity to row in boats intended for amateurs under the supervision of professional trainers. Encouraging quizzes will be organized for children and teenagers. The official parade of the regatta and the presentation of the teams will be held on April 29 in Heydar Aliyev Avenue, Mingachevir. On April 30, the official opening ceremony of the "President's Cup-2025" international regatta and competitions at a distance of 200 meters will be held in Sugovushan, another beautiful corner of Karabakh. The regatta will continue on May 1-2 at the Mingachevir "Kur" Olympic Training and Sports Center. Here, teams will compete at various distances in kayaking, canoeing and academic rowing. On May 2, the closing ceremony of the "President's Cup-2025" international regatta will be held in front of the Mingachevir "Kur" Olympic Training and Sports Center. At the closing ceremony, the winners will be awarded first. Cups for kayaking-canoeing and academic rowing will be presented to their owners. Then the closing ceremony will continue with the artistic part. In the artistic part, various show programs, performances by famous dance groups and a concert program will give the audience a real holiday atmosphere. The regatta will traditionally end with a magnificent fireworks display. It should be noted that the "President's Cup" regatta has been included in the official calendar plan of the European Canoe Association (ECA) for the third year in a row.