Baku, Azerbaijan, June 25
By Anvar Mammadov - Trend:
Azerbaijani athletes advanced to the 1/4 finals in 3х3 basketball at the First European Games in Baku June 25.
In the 1/8 finals, the Azerbaijani basketball players defeated the Lithuanian team, 17:10.
In the quarterfinals, the Azerbaijani team will face the Spanish athletes.
The European Games that kicked off 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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