Baku 2015 supports active and healthy living
By Nigar Orujova
The Baku 2015 European Games has welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to promote active and healthy living as a legacy of the Baku 2015 European Games between official partner Coca-Cola and the Azerbaijan National Olympic Committee, the Youth and Sports Ministry and the Ministry of Education.
The “Active Family, Healthy Community” (FASA in Azerbaijani) program is aimed at ensuring involvement of Azerbaijani people in regular physical activities.
Azad Rahimov, Minister of Youth and Sports, emphasized the importance of the social legacy that the European Games will leave: “While the European Games is an indicator of the development of our country, it is important to note the strong inspirational power of the Games in encouraging our people, especially families, to do sports and lead active lifestyles.”
“I believe that as a social legacy of the European Games, more and more people will be involved in active lifestyles and I would like to thank Coca-Cola and the partners for their support of the FASA Programme,” he added.
Baku 2015 European Games Chief Operating Officer Simon Clegg said: “The inaugural edition of the European Games was always designed to provide a lasting legacy for the people of Azerbaijan and the vision was to promote healthy living. We are delighted that Coca-Cola, one of our valued official partners, has joined FASA to support that legacy by inspiring local families to lead active lifestyles.”
Cem Becel, the General Manager of Azerbaijan Coca-Cola, stressed the importance of active living for the well-being of societies: “We at Coca-Cola believe that active and healthy living lead to happier and healthier lives, which benefit the overall well-being of communities.”
This year’s exciting and innovative new multi-sport event in Baku will include 20 sports, 16 of which are Olympic, during the 17 days of competition in June 12-28. 6,000 athletes will prove themselves in Azerbaijan’s capital.
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Nigar Orujova is AzerNews’s staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @o_nigar
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