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Media accreditation for Baku-2017 extended

28 March 2017 19:00 (UTC+04:00)
Media accreditation for Baku-2017 extended

Application period of media representatives for media accreditation for Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games to be held in 12-22 May, 2017 in Baku was officially extended.

Initially applications’ deadline for for Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games media accreditation was until Friday, 31 March. But considering numerous media representatives’ appeals and requests on prolonging deadline, the validity of accreditation was extended up to April 9, 2017.

Press accreditation requirements are only applied to representatives of written press, photographers and non-rights holding television and radio broadcasters.

Media representatives interested in covering Baku 2017 are encouraged to apply before the final deadline as accreditations beyond this date will not be accepted. For more detailed information, please contact [email protected] email address.

For more detailed information on accreditation, media representatives can visit the relevant section of Baku 2017 official website - https://www.baku2017.com/en/media/media-accreditation

Here they can find requirements for accreditation, and also learn about conditions and servises which will be created for the press during the Games.

Please send your application forms for accreditation to the following e-mail address not late than April 9, 2017: [email protected]

Athletes from Islamic countries around the world will be representing their nations over 10 days of competition across 20 different sports which include 23 disciplines (Athletics and Para Athletics, Aquatics – Diving, Aquatics – Swimming, Aquatics – Water Polo, Basketball 3x3, Football, Gymnastics – Artistic, Gymnastics – Rhythmic, Wushu, Table Tennis, Handball, Judo and Blind Judo, Wrestling – Greco, Wrestling – Freestyle, Shooting, Tennis, Volleyball, Boxing, Zurkhaneh, Karate, Taekwondo and Weightlifting) in 16 world-class sporting venues in Baku.

Azerbaijan’s capital city Baku was awarded the Games at the General Assembly of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF) in Jeddah in July 2013.

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