Armenian gymnastics coach deported from Qatar upon arrival without explanation

14:09, 7 March 2023

YEREVAN, MARCH 7, ARMENPRESS. The coach of Armenia’s gymnastics team has been deported from Qatar shortly after arriving there for the world cup series, sports officials revealed Tuesday.

“As soon as we arrived in Doha to participate in the world cup series, coach Hayk Nazaryan was deported for five years during passport control,” the head coach of the Armenian team Hakob Serobyan said at a press conference. “We don’t know why. He stayed in the airport for hours before being sent back to Armenia.”

Serobyan said that Nazaryan visited the country before without any problems.

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