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Opening ceremony of European Games surpassed all expectations – Azerbaijan Democratic Party

Baku 2015 : EUROGAMES Materials 13 June 2015 15:37 (UTC +04:00)
The opening ceremony of the First European Games in Baku surpassed all expectations.
Opening ceremony of European Games surpassed all expectations – Azerbaijan Democratic Party

Baku, Azerbaijan, June 13

By Elchin Mehdiyev - Trend:

The opening ceremony of the First European Games in Baku surpassed all expectations, chairman of Azerbaijan Democratic Party, Sardar Jalaloglu told Trend June 13.

During the opening ceremony, Azerbaijan's culture and history were presented, rather than sports, Jalaloglu said adding that they were presented in a unique form.

"As a representative of Azerbaijani people, I felt a sense of pride," he said.

Azerbaijan's culture, especially, miniatures, Gobustan were demonstrated perfectly during the ceremony, he said. "I highly appreciate the opening ceremony."

The party head added that the opening of the European Games was organized at a higher level than the ceremonies of the world Olympiads.

"Although the First European Games are the continental competitions, the organization level of the ceremony is comparable with a global-scale event."

The European Games that kicked off in Baku June 12, will last till June 28.

There are a total of 20 sports at Baku 2015: 16 Olympic sports and four non-Olympic sports. More than 6,000 athletes from across Europe will be representing their nations over 17 days of competition.

Baku was awarded the games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in December 2012.

Edited by SI

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