Baku, Azerbaijan, June 1
Trend:
Serbia's President Tomislav Nikolic will attend the opening ceremony of the First European Games in Baku, said Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic June 1 at a briefing after the talks with Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov.
"Serbia also plans to take part in these games with a representative delegation," said the minister.
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. Almost 6,000 athletes from across Europe will be representing their nations over 17 days of competition.
Twelve of the sports will offer qualification opportunities for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Those sports include Archery, Athletics, Boxing, Cycling, Judo, Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Triathlon, Volleyball and Wrestling.
Baku was awarded the Games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in December 2012. The Baku European Games Operations Committee (BEGOC) will organise and run the Games in cooperation with the EOC.