European Games in Baku comparable to Olympic Games, Danish athlete says
The First European Games in Baku is a very great tournament which is really similar to the local Olympic Games, Line Kjaersfeldt, Danish badminton player, participating at the Games told Trend June 24.
Many best athletes in badminton are participating at Baku 2015,
according to Kjaersfeldt.
The Danish athlete said her goal is to grab the gold medal at the
First European Games.
She praised the organization level of the Games. The venue is very comfortable and there is no strong airflow there, according to the badminton player.
The European Games that kicked off 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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