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Baku 2015

— June 25, 2015

Not a single place left for sale

The European Games in Baku should end as they began: in full stadiums. According to Simon Clegg, the head of the organizing committee (BEGOC), all sessions of... Read more "

— June 24, 2015

The athlete at the top

The athletics events at the European Games were of a modest standard in Baku, but they attracted a very respectable number of spectators to the Olympic Stadium. Over the two days... Read more "

— June 23, 2015

Audience on the rise

The European Games in Baku are a hit on French television. Broadcast exclusively on TNT by Team 21, the event allowed the channel to double its... Read more "

— June 23, 2015

Athletics is not profitable

It was predictable: the athletics events at the European Games in Baku met with very relative success. On the first day of competition, Sunday June 21, only 22.500 spectators attended... Read more "

— June 22, 2015

Record number of spectators

The popular success of the Baku 2015 European Games cannot be denied. According to Simon Clegg, the head of the organizing committee (BEGOC), Sunday June 21... Read more "

— June 22, 2015

Seven cities in the race for 2019

Patrick Hickey has a smile. The president of the Association of European Olympic Committees (EOC) assured in Baku that “seven cities were interested in the European Games in 2019”.... Read more "

— June 22, 2015

The gym secures its future

The European Gymnastics Union (UEG) took advantage of the first European Games in Baku to extend its partnership with the Azeri bank Kapital Bank. The agreement was renewed for a... Read more "

— June 18, 2015

Bubka loves Baku

Sergei Bubka is in Baku. And he makes it known. The former Ukrainian pole vaulter, member of the IOC Executive Board, is full of praise for the European Games and... Read more "

— June 18, 2015

A positive boxer

First case of doping at the European Games in Baku. Albanian boxer Rexhildo Zeneli was suspended from competition for testing positive on June 13 for... Read more "

— June 16, 2015

The closing ceremony was sold out

Simon Clegg, the head of the organizing committee, predicted it on Monday. He confirmed this Tuesday, June 16: the closing ceremony of the European Games in Baku will take place... Read more "