Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 6
Agreements have been reached with 63 European broadcasters that will broadcast the Baku 2015 First European Games, Simon Clegg, the Baku 2015 Chief Operating Officer, said at a press conference in Baku on Feb. 6.
"Over 80 percent of the European broadcasters will deliver the signal to the households on a free-to-air basis. 148 million households in Europe will have access to the European Games," Clegg said.
Baku 2015 is the first ever European Games, an exciting and innovative multi-sport event for the continent which will take place from 12 - 28 June 2015.
There will be 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.
Eleven of the sports will offer qualification opportunities for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Those sports include Archery, Athletics, Boxing, Cycling, Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Triathlon, Wrestling and Volleyball.
Baku was awarded the Games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in December 2012. The Baku European Games Operations Committee (BEGOC) will organize and run the Games in co-operation with the EOC.