Slovenian NOC names 81-member team for Baku 2015
The Slovenian National Olympic Committee has announced it will send an 81-strong team of athletes to the Baku 2015 European Games, AzerTac state news agency reported.
The Slovenians will send 43 male athletes and 38 female athletes
to Baku 2015. All told, the Slovenian group headed by former
gymnast Aljaž Pegan will be 136 members strong, including coaches
and staff.
The 12 swimmers who will compete at the Baku 2015 European Games
will be announced after the final qualifying events for norms.
Baku 2015 is the first ever European Games, an exciting and innovative multi-sport event for the continent which will take place from 12 – 28 June 2015.
There will be a total of 20 sports at Baku 2015: 16 Olympic sports and four non-Olympic sports. More than 6,000 athletes from across Europe will be representing their nations over 17 days of competition.
Twelve of the sports will offer qualification opportunities for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Those sports include Archery, Athletics, Boxing, Cycling, Judo, Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Triathlon, Volleyball and Wrestling.
Baku was awarded the Games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in December 2012. The Baku European Games Operations Committee (BEGOC) will organise and run the Games in cooperation with the EOC.
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