Members of the Armenian men’s artistic gymnastics national team, who had traveled to Qatar for a training camp and were unable to return to Armenia due to flight cancellations caused by escalating tensions in the Middle East due to the war in Iran, are now returning to Yerevan, the Gymnastics Federation of Armenia said on Tuesday.

The federation expressed its gratitude to the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and to Armenia’s Ambassador to Qatar, Tigran Gevorgyan, for the significant support provided during the return process. It also thanked its colleagues at the Qatar Gymnastics Federation for their assistance to the team throughout their stay in Qatar.

The Armenian national team missed the third round of the World Cup, held on March 10 in Antalya, Türkiye, due to flight cancellations.

The Armenian Foreign Ministry reported last week that stranded Armenian citizens in Qatar were offered free transportation to Oman for a connecting flight to Yerevan. Ten citizens used the free transfer option. Ambassador Gevorgyan personally escorted the Armenian nationals to the Saudi border.

The Armenian athletes were among those nationals who had been granted entry visas to Saudi Arabia to travel onward to Oman.