On June 1st, the flame of the Baku 2015 first European Games 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 to the sound of wild applause. 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.

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