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Boycotting European Games to bring no results, EOC says

Baku 2015 : EUROGAMES Materials 11 June 2015 13:19 (UTC +04:00)
Patrick Hickey, president of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) believes that calls to boycott the upcoming European Games in Baku will bring no results.
Boycotting European Games to bring no results, EOC says

Baku, Azerbaijan, June 11

By Elena Kosolapova, Elchin Mehdiyev - Trend:

Patrick Hickey, president of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) believes that calls to boycott the upcoming European Games in Baku will bring no results.

Speaking at a press conference in Baku, Hickey said there are always boycotts at Olympic games and similar big-scale events, but they never bring any results.

Hickey said it was proven in the past that boycotting doesn't work and won't work, adding that it is a lost cause.

Baku 2015 is the first-ever European Games, an exciting and innovative multi-sport event for the continent which 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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