The Azerbaijan Olympic House, operating as part of the country’s participation in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games, has hosted a meeting with the Azerbaijani athletes, who have claimed Olympic medals.

Farid Gayibov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Youth and Sports, Mariana Vasileva, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Leyla Abdullayeva, Azerbaijani Ambassador to France, Azer Aliyev, Secretary General of Azerbaijan’s National Olympic Committee (NOC), a number of the Olympic and World champions, foreign officials, Azerbaijani athletes and their coaches, as well as journalists, members of local public and the Azerbaijani diaspora attended the event.

Carlos Yulo, the Philippines’ two-time Olympic champion, also joined the event, as he shared his impressions on his victory with the Azerbaijani athletes.

The participants cheered Gasim Magomedov and Hasrat Jafarov, who bagged silver and bronze medals for Azerbaijan respectively. The event participants were presented with the editions, highlighting the Azerbaijani culture, the country’s Olympic history, as well as its athletes taking part in the Olympic Games.

The event also featured the screening of a documentary highlighting the history of Olympic Movement in Azerbaijan.