Baku, Azerbaijan, June 18
By Azad Hasanli - Trend:
The volleyball competitions among men started as part of the first European Games in Baku June 18.
The first match will be held between the national teams of Bulgaria and Germany.
Moreover, Russia-Slovakia, Finland-Turkey, Azerbaijan-France, Italy-Belgium, Serbia-Poland matches will be held today.
The European Games that kicked off in Baku 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 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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