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Europeans look forward to Baku 2015

6 May 2015 14:27 (UTC+04:00)
Europeans look forward to Baku 2015

The First European Games is the opportunity to show Azerbaijan as a country, said Malena Mard, head of the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan.

Noting that it will be a festive sports event, Mard told local media that a lot of people in Europe are looking forward to the upcoming event.

Mard said along with people in Europe and worldwide, she's looking forward to the great event.

Baku 2015 is the first ever European Games, an exciting and innovative multi-sport event for the continent which will take place on June 12-28, 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.

Baku was awarded the games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in December 2012.

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