Baku 2015 flame reaches Gusar
By Nigar Orujova
The flame of the Baku 2015 first European Games has arrived in Gusar.
At the symbolic gate of the European Games in the district, the flame was handed to Azerbaijani universal fighting champion Elshan Shukurov.
Ten torchbearers then started their route and carried the flame into the Central Square. Azerbaijani taekwondo champion Vasif Gurbanov 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 featured demonstration of a footage highlighting a ceremony to light the flame of the Baku 2015 first European Games in Ateshgah temple.
The flame then continued its journey to the next destination, Guba.
The Journey of the Flame is bringing the spirit of Baku Games across Azerbaijan from April 26. In some 48 days, the spirit of Baku 2015 will inspire 60 regions across Azerbaijan, to finally arrive in the magnificent Baku National Stadium on June 12.
To follow the Journey of Flame please visit: baku2015.com/flame.
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Nigar Orujova is AzerNews’s staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @o_nigar
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