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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