Azerbaijan’s taekwondo fighter Aykhan Taghizade (68 kg) has advanced to the finals at the First European Games in Baku.

The preliminary round of men’s group event in beach volleyball at the First European Games in Baku wrapped up on June 17.

Azerbaijani athletes Yuliya Karimova and Raquel Ferreira gained the first victory in beach volleyball in women’s group H at the First European Games in Baku.

The first European Games to be held in Baku are innovative, the chairman of the Coordination Commission of the European Olympic Committee (EOC) Spyros Capralos said June 11 at a press conference in Baku.

An event dedicated to the First European Games in Baku has been held in Georgian Technical University, Azerbaijani State Committee on Work with Diaspora said June 10.

The First European Games will make a positive impact on Azerbaijan and make it become more well-known to the international community, Indonesian ambassador to Azerbaijan Raden Prayono Atiyanto told Trend May 15.

The First European Games is a great chance for Azerbaijan, Bulgarian MP Pavel Hristov told Trend.

The first European Games to be held in Baku will show Azerbaijan’s organizational skills, the head of the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange (BICEX) Farhad Amirbayov told Trend May 7.

Organizing the First European Games in Baku and attracting attention to this large-scale sports event is not an easy task, but Azerbaijan is successful in doing so, Ivo Slaus, professor of the University of Zagreb (Croatia) told Trend May 7.

The First European Games will boost Azerbaijan’s tourism sector not only during the event, but in the future as well, former US deputy assistant secretary of state told Trend May 4.