The "Chess Club" program, which has been broadcast on Azerbaijan Television for 56 years, has entered the "Guinness Book of Records" as the longest-running sports program on world air.
İdman.biz reports that an event was organized in this regard at "Azerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting" CJSC.
The host of the program, the 1st vice-president of the Azerbaijan Chess Federation Faig Hasanov, was presented with a special award by the official representative of Guinness. Minister of Youth and Sports Farid Gayibov, Chairman of "Azerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting" CJSC Rovshan Mammadov, FIDE Vice-President Mahir Mammadov expressed their opinions about the role of the program in the development of chess in the country and talked about the importance of promoting this field among young people.
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