Baku, Azerbaijan, June 25
By Anvar Mammadov - Trend:
Badminton events kicked off at the First European Games in Baku June 25.
Mixed doubles group play stages, 1/8 finals in women's and men's singles and quarterfinals in men's and women's doubles will be held today.
The European Games that kicked off June 12, will last till June 28. There is a total of 20 sports at Baku 2015: 16 Olympic sports and four non-Olympic sports.
More than 6,000 athletes from across Europe came to Baku to represent their nations over 17 days of competition. Baku was awarded the games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in December 2012.
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