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#74 · (Edited)
I would like to see some renderings of the interior perspective. I still have a problem with this stadium though. Baku does not need 2 major athletics track type stadiums. There is little logic to how tofig has been developed and now this. One stadium would have sufficed. Baku now has the following stadia- capacities are not exactly correct but pretty close
New Olympic stadium 65000- Azeri national team crowds full if big team, 15000 normal team
Tofig stadium 30000- qarabagh fc normal crowds-300
Bakcell arena 11000- neftci pfk - normal crowds 2000
Shafa stadium 8000- inter Baku fc - normal crowds 400
Baki fc stadium 6000- baki fc -normal crowds 700
Dalga arena 6000- no tenant
Bakihanov 4500- neftci pfk training base
Bayil 4000- Ravan fc normal crowds-100
( on outskirts of city within 20 mins drive still considers Baku)
Sumgayit 18000- sumgayit fc crowds-200
Azal arena 3000- azal fc crowds-300
 
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Date of 1st European Games 2015 in Azerbaijan and initial list of kinds of sports made public

The date of the 1st European Games 2015 in Azerbaijan and initial list of kinds of sports have been made public, Minister of Youth and Sport Azad Rahimov said at the press conference, apasport.az reports.

At the press conference on the outcomes of the first meeting of the Coordination Commission of European Olympic Committee “Baku-2015, European Games”, Minister said that the 1st European Games will be held on June 12-28. At least 6351 sportsmen on 19 kinds of sports will compete in the games. These are:

  • archery (128 sportsmen)
  • water sports (swimming water polo, diving - 1000)
  • athletics (800)
  • badminton (160)
  • basketball (3x3, 160)
  • box (300)
  • canoe (350)
  • cycling (BMX, mountain bike, road bike -350)
  • beach soccer (256)
  • gymnastics (modern rhythmic gymnastics, gymnastics, tumbling and acrobatics - 406)
  • judo (350)
  • karate (96)
  • shooting (trap and bullet -464)
  • table tennis (128)
  • taekwondo (128)
  • triathlon (125)
  • volleyball (beach and court -464)
  • wrestling (450)
  • fencing (350)
Chairman of the first European Games Coordination Commission Spyros Capralos said that this is not the final list.

Azad Rahimov said Azerbaijan’s national teams on most kinds of sports are being formed. He said only triathlon does not exist in Azerbaijan.

http://en.apa.az/news_date_of_1st_european_games_2015_in_azerb_192056.html
 
#87 ·
There will be 3 temporary venues in Flag Square Cluster for Baku 2015:



Water Polo Arena:

The Water Polo Arena is located at the southern end of the Flag Square Cluster. This is a temporary outdoor venue with a capacity of 3,000 spectator seats.



Beach Volleyball Arena:

Another outdoor venue that is located immediately adjacent to the Water Polo Arena. It is also a temporary outdoor venue, with a current capacity of 5-6,000 spectator places.



Basketball Arena:

The arena for basketball games will welcome the Basketball 3 on 3 competitions,to be conducted during 4 to 7 days.





http://www.baku2015.com/venues.aspx
 
#89 ·
I´ll keep an open mind but I was wondering if the games are sanctioned by IOC and sports federations? What is qualifying process for european games? Also another thing, I don´t hear about it from the athletes themselfs. People close to me are talking about different world championships in their respective fields and olympic games 2016 as their primary goals.
 
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The Azerbaijani Minister of Youth and Sports Azad Rahimov has announced that the official logo for the Baku 2015 First European Games would be first shown on November 23, 2013. The presentation would take place both in Rome and in Baku. It is known that the logo of Baku-2015 would also replace the current caption on the T-shirts of the players of Lens and Atlético football clubs, as per kind suggestion of Mr. Hafiz Mammadov, President of "Baku" FC.
 
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http://www.baku2015.com/

Launch of the new logo for Baku 2015, the first European Games! The new logo brings together five core elements that have shaped Azerbaijan’s ancient and contemporary culture and aspirations, including Flame; Water; the mythical Simurgh bird; Carpet, and Pomegranate. We’re looking forward to celebrating sport in Europe and welcoming over 5,400 athletes from 49 nations across Europe. We’ll be hosting over 18 sports, including established Olympic sports like Swimming, Cycling and Gymnastic plus emerging sports like Beach Soccer and Basketball 3X3. World class sport and a warm welcome await you in Baku.





 
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Athletics Officially Part of Baku 2015

02/10/14
Written by Mark Bisson


Pat Hickey has confirmed that athletics will be part of the first European Games in Baku and revealed that three cities are bidding for the 2019 edition.

Baku 2015 organizers held a briefing for journalists last night before a reception laid on for 150 guests at the four-star Azimut Hotel adjacent to the Olympic Park.

The European Olympic Committees chief told reporters that athletics would be the 19th sport on the program of the Games.

“We have accepted the third league of European Championships in the main stadium,” he said, adding that a street athletics event would be held.

This would be similar in format to the Manchester event, billed as the Great CityGames, which is now in its sixth year.

“That will be very attractive and exciting,” said the Irish IOC member.

The announcement by Hickey follows months of talks between the EOC and European Athletics Association to ensure athletics is part of Baku 2015. The EAA was previously reluctant to commit to anything because of contract commitments through 2015.

Hickey said Baku organizers were “full steam ahead with preparations,” praising the venues as “magnificent”.

Most Olympic cities have seven years to develop venues, he stressed.

“We had to telescope it down to two.”

Azeri sports minister Azad Rahimov said that four venues were currently under construction, including a gymnastics arena being built for the world championships in June and a 68,000-seat football stadium.

Hickey said he was encouraged by the noises made at the IOC Session in Sochi over the past week where delegates had expressed support to use continental Games as Olympic qualifiers.

Spyros Capralos, the Hellenic Committee chief who heads the EOC’s Baku coordination commission, said some of the proposals to revamp the Olympic program discussed at the IOC Session were part of the Baku 2015 sports schedule. They include some mixed events and new disciplines not on the Olympic program.

He said shooting, triathlon, fencing, archery, and likely boxing were among the sports whose federations were planning to use the European Games as a qualifying event for the Olympics.

For the 2019 European Games, all sports are expected to be Olympic qualifiers.

Bidding for Next Edition

Hickey highlighted the interest from European and international federations in the Baku 2015 project, saying the initial ambition had been to start “small and experimental” but 12 sports had jumped to 19 and six or seven more had been turned down to keep the Games manageable.

The IOC Executive Board member said the EOC would launch the bidding process for the 2019 host city later this month.

He confirmed that three cities had expressed an interest and the bidding procedure would “not be an elaborate system like the IOC [for the Olympics].”

“The last thing we want to do is make it full of bureaucracy and red tape,” he added.

Hickey said the European Games was “all about flexibility” and the EOC was keen to tailor the sports program to host cities in the future.

“We don’t want to be a carbon copy of other Games,” he said.

Around the Rings asked Hickey if he saw the United World Championships, a proposal from SportAccord president Marius Vizer, as a threat to the European Games concept.

“We haven’t heard of the world games being mentioned for a long time,” he responded, adding that he respected what SportAccord was doing with its multisports events such as the Beach Games.

Rahimov indicated that Baku 2015 could be a strong platform to stage an Olympic bid in the future.

He said Baku’s “biggest problem” with previous bids was its lack of experience staging international multisports events. If Baku 2015 went well, “we can proudly say we have passed this” and be “more successful” with an Olympic bid.

http://www.aroundtherings.com/site/...ics-Officially-Part-of-Baku-2015/292/Articles
 
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