14:09  ,  March 30, 2015

Azerbaijan athlete shows disrespect towards Armenia national anthem

Bronze-medal-winning Azerbaijani athlete “stood out” by his unsportsmanlike conduct during the Sambo World Cup Anatoly Kharlampiev Memorial Tournament, which was held in the Russian capital city of Moscow.

At the medal ceremony for the 90 kg weight class, the Azerbaijan athlete squatted down while the Armenian national anthem was playing, and in honor of gold medal winner Ashot Danielyan, who is from Nagorno-Karabakh.

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