17:26  ,  January 7, 2026

Azerbaijan to not participate in European Shooting Championships to be held in Armenia

The 2026 European Shooting Championships will be held for the first time in the Armenian capital city of Yerevan, from February 27 to March 5.

The respective applications of the participating countries are not yet known.
The composition of Team Armenia also has not been determined yet.

The Armenian Shooting Federation told
NEWS.am Sport, however, that Team Armenia will be formed based on the results of the competitions to be held on Saturday.

The Azerbaijani press has informed that Team Azerbaijan will not participate in the 2026 European Shooting Championships to be held in Yerevan. The reason, according to the source, was Team Armenia’s non-participation in the 2025 CIS Games in Azerbaijan.

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