On 12 July 2013, the Baku 2015 European Games Organizing Committee
launched www.baku2015.com, the official source of news from the Baku
European Games 2015. The launch of the website was dedicated to a very
special date in the history of the First European Games "700 days to
go", the start of the countdown to the first day of the Baku European
Games - the 12th June of 2015.
As of the launch date, the
official website allows visitors from all over the world to learn about
the First European Games mission, location and scale, sports and venues,
and get familiarized with geography, history, economy, sports and
culture and many other important spheres of the Republic of Azerbaijan,
as well as informs about the Baku City history, social life, transport
and other important details of interest of the visitors of the website
and the Games in 2015.
The website will be regularly updated
speaking about the progress of preparation works for the Baku 2015
European Games and will suggest interactive sections to get involved in
the Games as visitors, volunteers, sport fans, media representatives,
etc.
To mark these two important events in the history of the
First European games, today, at 22:00pm through 00.00pm, the citizens
and the visiting guests of the Baku City will be able to observe a
spectacular digital panorama of the "700 days left" countdown at the
walls of the famous Flame Towers and outdoor TV screens installed in the
center of the Baku City.
At the 41st EOC General Assembly in
Rome on 7-8 December of 2012, the 49 National Olympic Committees of
Europe voted by an overwhelming majority of 84% approval in a secret
ballot for the City of Baku, capitol of Azerbaijan Republic to be the
host city for the inaugural European Games in 2015. The Opening Ceremony
of the inaugural European Games 2015, a historical event for the
European world of sports and culture, will be taking place on Friday, 12
June 2015 and the Closing Ceremony on Sunday, 28 June 2015.
This
is indeed one more example of dedicated resilience and commitment of
Azerbaijan to promoting and actively developing sports in the country
and internationally. The fact that Azerbaijan has been entrusted to host
the Games taking place for the first time in the history of Europe,
represents high estimation by international and European Olympic
movement of our country's commitment, activity and achievements in the
field of sport, physical education and culture.
The success and
special role of Azerbaijan, as the host of the inaugural Games belongs
to the thoughtful and long-thinking sports policy that started in
Azerbaijan with election of H.E. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic
of Azerbaijan as the President of the National Olympic Committee on 31
July of 1997. The following years are marked by serious achievements and
attention to development of sports and culture in Azerbaijan, making
the country a special place in the world not only for its economic
development, but also from the strategic and cultural perspectives.
Therefore, logically, Azerbaijan is becoming one of the sports world's
sport centers, which is associated with both - our sporting success and
with the organization of global and European championships and events,
as well as the prestigious international competitions in our country.
This includes hosting series of landmark events, such as the European
Masters Weightlifting Championship, the 57th annual Eurovision Song
Contest and FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup only in 2012. In 2013, the
country also hosted the IFSC Climbing World Cup and F2 Baku Grand Prix.
In the upcoming years, Azerbaijan plans to host a number of high level
championships and competitions, including the World Cup 2015,
International Chess Olympics 2016 and the AIPS Congress World Sports
Press Association in 2014. However, most significant is the fact that
Baku was given the right to host the First European Games 2015. The City
has also been nominated to host the IV Islamic Solidarity Games 2017.
We are fully committed and trust that Azerbaijan will be entitled with
the right to host this high level event.
All this provides strong
platform to conduct the first European Games at the highest
organizational level. Therefore, governed by Clause 32 of Article 109 of
the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan and in order to conduct
the 2015 inaugural European Olympic Games in Baku at the proper level,
H.E. President Ilham Aliyev decreed establishment of the Organizing
Committee for conducting the inaugural European Olympic Games in Baku in
June-July 2015 chaired by the First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva, the
President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, member of the Executive
Committee of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of
Azerbaijan and the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.
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