Baku, Azerbaijan, June 20
By Azad Hasanli - Trend:
Two athletes will represent Azerbaijan in boxing June 20 within the first European Games.
Elvin Mamishzada (52 kg) will fight first against an athlete from Ireland, Myles Casey in the 1/16 finals.
The match will begin at 2:15 p.m. (GMT + 5 hours).
Meanwhile Azerbaijani boxer Albert Selimov (60 kg), will compete in 1/16 finals against Georgian athlete Otar Eranosyan.
The match will begin at 3:15 p.m. (GMT + 5 hours).
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 came to Baku to represent 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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