Baku, Azerbaijan, June 5
By Aygun Badalova - Trend:
Azerbaijan's ancient city Baku will host almost 6,000 athletes from all over Europe for the inaugural European Games - and coverage of this innovative multi-sport event will screen LIVE on SKY Sport for the first time, New Zealand channel's official website said.
The article published on the site mentioned that the first-ever European Games includes 20 sports, 16 of those are Olympic sports, with four non-Olympic disciplines. Traditional events such as athletics, boxing and swimming are included, as well as beach soccer and 3x3 basketball.
The article also cited Simon Clegg, Chief Operating Officer of Baku 2015, saying that this latest agreement with SKY TV confirms the broad appeal which the European Games hold for sports fans everywhere.
"I am delighted to be welcoming such a respected network to our family of broadcast partners, and am sure that viewers in New Zealand will enjoy the competitions this month," he said.
The Baku European Games 2015 will screen on two dedicated SKY Sport POP-UP channels, with LIVE coverage during prime time viewing from 4pm, and continuing throughout the evening.
Baku 2015 is the first-ever European Games, an exciting and innovative multi-sport event for the continent that will take place on June 12-28, 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.
Baku was awarded the games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in December 2012.
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