Baku 2015: Two athletes to represent Azerbaijan in boxing
Two athletes will represent Azerbaijan in boxing on June 20
within the first European Games.
Elvin Mamishzada (52 kg) will fight first against an athlete from
Ireland, Myles Casey in the 1/16 finals.
The match will begin at 2:15 p.m. (GMT + 5 hours).
Meanwhile Azerbaijani boxer Albert Selimov (60 kg), will compete in
1/16 finals against Georgian athlete Otar Eranosyan.
The match will begin at 3:15 p.m. (GMT + 5 hours).
The European Games that kicked off in Baku June 12, will last till
June 28. There is a total of 20 sports at Baku 2015: 16 Olympic
sports and four non-Olympic sports.
More than 6,000 athletes from across Europe came to Baku to
represent 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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