We are not afraid of Azerbaijani influence - Hakob Serobyan (video)
Armenian Gymnastics Federation has faced a serious problem for the pre-Olympics, since in the next three years, four major gymnastics tournaments will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan. "We should either not participate in these major tournaments, or we will face strong psychological pressure in case of the participation. We will discuss this issue with the Armenian Ministry of Youth and Sport and the National Olympic Committee of Armenia, and then have a final decision, "head coach of the Armenian gymnastics team Hakob Serobyan told A1+ sports journalist. He also considers the fact that Azeri Farid Gayibov was recently elected president of the European gymnastics federation as an issue for us. "The impact of the Azerbaijani on the gymnastics will increase, especially since the main sponsor of the European federation is the Azerbaijani" Capital Bank ", and the computer specialists are from that country. We are not afraid of such an influence because our athletes are in leading positions, and if there are some pressures, we will not leave them unanswered. However, we will work to perform in a way that neither the referees nor the federation leaders will have something to be suspicious about," concluded Hakob Serobyan. Our athletes are currently preparing for an annual major tournament in Moscow, which will be held on December 17.
