16:06 - 7.09.2021

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September 7, Fineko/abc.az. President Ilham Aliyev appointed Farid Gayibov as the Minister of Youth & Sports, and then received him in a video format.

ABC.AZ reports that during the reception the head of state gave some instructions and touched upon many issues.

The country’s leader pointed out that the shortcomings in the field of sports must be seriously investigated and analyzed.

“In particular, work in some federations was unsatisfactory in the run-up to the Olympic Games. So the situation in all federations needs to be seriously analyzed. Special attention should be paid to the training process and training camps. We must also take into account the fact that our athletes who won medals at the last Olympic Games are experienced athletes. They are almost veteran athletes. There are no representatives of the younger generation among them, and this should be analyzed very seriously. How can there be such a gap between generations, such a distance, so to speak?” the president said.