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AZERBAIJANI BASKETBALL PLAYERS AND THEIR PARENTS AGAINST TRIP TO YEREVAN
Elmir Aliyev
News.az
March 2 2010
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan's female basketball team rejected to participation in
Division C in European championship to be held in Yerevan this summer.
Executive director of the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation Rustam
Rustamov told News.Az that the opinions of the basketball players
and their parents were taken into account while taking the decision.
"The thing is that in November of last year when we appealed for
participation in the European championship, we did not know where it
will be held", said the Federation official. "This January FIBA-Europe
has decided to hold the contest in Yerevan. Taking into account
the fact that this is a female team and considering the wishes of
the basketball players and their parents, it was decided to reject
participation in the contest in the hostile country".
Elmir Aliyev
News.az
March 2 2010
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan's female basketball team rejected to participation in
Division C in European championship to be held in Yerevan this summer.
Executive director of the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation Rustam
Rustamov told News.Az that the opinions of the basketball players
and their parents were taken into account while taking the decision.
"The thing is that in November of last year when we appealed for
participation in the European championship, we did not know where it
will be held", said the Federation official. "This January FIBA-Europe
has decided to hold the contest in Yerevan. Taking into account
the fact that this is a female team and considering the wishes of
the basketball players and their parents, it was decided to reject
participation in the contest in the hostile country".