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Intellectual game to be held ahead of Baku 2015

29 April 2015 13:03 (UTC+04:00)
Intellectual game to be held ahead of Baku 2015

By Amina Nazarli

Less than two months separate Azerbaijan to host the first ever Baku European Games, which will be held in the country this summer.

The country makes every possible effort to promote the Games and spear the festival mood among people .

The Education Ministry is going to hold an intellectual game, devoted to the significant event.

The championship to be held on May 17 will bring together several students of educational institutions.

Baku is going to meet the European Games on June 12-28. More than 6,000 athletes across Europe will compete in this multi-sport event over 7 days.

A total of 20 sports will be represented at Baku 2015: 16 Olympic sports and four non-Olympic sports. Baku was awarded the games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in December 2012.

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Amina Nazarli is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @amina_nazarli

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