Judo Player From Azerbaijan Comments on Armenia Experience

The Armenian Judo Federation interviewed a member of the Azerbaijani judo youth team, Elmar Gasimov, who won the title of world champion in the 100kg weight category, about his visit to Armenia.

Responding to the interviewer’s question, Gasimov said he didn’t have any interactions with Armenian athletes.

“But I would like to say that Armenians are a hospitable people… though we didn’t come out of the hotel, we were concentrating on our training, in order to achieve high results. But the trainers went out and walked around town,” Gasimov said.

He found it difficult to answer the question whether he would visit Armenia if there was no championship.

“If the Karabakh issue is settled, of course, I could come. I don’t know, there were many visits and an agreement was signed, and so on, before we were able to come,” said Gasimov.

He also said he thinks if there wasn’t any agreement, in any case, there wouldn’t be any problems.

Source: Tert.am
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