Azerbaijan to face Turkey in men’s 3x3 basketball at Baku 2017
By Laman Ismayilova
The Azerbaijani national men’s 3x3 basketball team will begin Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games campaign against Turkey in Group A on May 18.
Azerbaijan will also face Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia in Group A.
Qatar, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali and Jordan are drawn in Group B.
The Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games is an exciting multi-sport event uniting the Islamic world, which will take place from 12 – 22 May 2017.
Athletes from Islamic countries around the world will be representing their nations over 10 days of competition across 20 different sports which include 23 disciplines (Athletics and Para Athletics, Aquatics – Diving, Aquatics – Swimming, Aquatics – Water Polo, Basketball 3x3, Football, Gymnastics – Artistic, Gymnastics – Rhythmic, Wushu, Table Tennis, Handball, Judo and Blind Judo, Wrestling – Greco, Wrestling – Freestyle, Shooting, Tennis, Volleyball, Boxing, Zurkhaneh, Karate, Taekwondo and Weightlifting) in 16 modern competition venues in Baku.
Azerbaijan’s capital city Baku was awarded the Games at the General Assembly of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF) in Jeddah in July 2013.
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