European Games – 17-day celebration of sports in Land of Fire, says Patrick Hickey
The First European Games have been the superb 17-day celebration of sports in the Land of Fire, President of European Olympic Committees Patrick Hickey said during the closing ceremony of the First European Games in Baku on June 28.
”The sports facilities you have created here will serve your athletes, your communities and your young people for years to come,” he said.
“Azerbaijan, you have been a warm and gracious host,” he said.
Hickey added that the European athletes have represented their countries with honor.
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