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Opening ceremony of the First European Games

Vladimir Putin attended the opening ceremony of the First European Games in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku.

June 12, 2015
21:00
Arrival in Baku for the opening ceremony of the First European Games. With Presidential Aide Igor Levitin.
Opening ceremony of the First European Games. With President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
Opening ceremony of the First European Games. With President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.
Opening ceremony of the First European Games. With President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
First European Games opened in Baku.
Opening ceremony of the First European Games. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev with spouse and President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach (left to right).
At the opening ceremony of the First European Games.
Opening ceremony of the First European Games.
Opening ceremony of the First European Games.
Opening ceremony of the First European Games.
Opening ceremony of the First European Games.
Opening ceremony of the First European Games.
Opening ceremony of the First European Games.
Opening ceremony of the First European Games.
Russian national team at the opening ceremony of the First European Games.
Opening ceremony of the First European Games.
Russian national team at the opening ceremony of the First European Games.
Baku Olympic Stadium, which hosted the opening ceremony for the First European Games.

The First European Games are taking place on June 12–28, 2015. Taking part in the Games are more than 6,000 athletes, competing for 253 sets of medals in 20 different sports. The Games’ programme also includes one Paralympic sport – judo for visually impaired athletes. There will also be competition for four sets of medals in one demonstration sport – underwater swimming.

A total of 360 Russian athletes were selected for the European Games. They will compete in 30 different events.

The opening ceremony took place at Baku’s Olympic Stadium. Among those attending the event were President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko Lukashenko Alexander Lukashenko AlexanderPresident of Belarus , Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Prince of Monaco Albert II, President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic Nikolic Tomislav Nikolic Tomislav , President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon Rahmon Emomali Rahmon EmomaliPresident of Tajikistan , President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Berdimuhamedov Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Gurbanguly .

See also

Visit to Azerbaijan
June 12 − 13, 2015

Geography

  • Azerbaijan

Topics

  • Foreign policy

Persons

  • Aliyev Ilham
  • Berdimuhamedov Gurbanguly
  • Erdogan Recep Tayyip
  • Lukashenko Alexander
  • Nikolic Tomislav
  • Rahmon Emomali
  • 2 more

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Publication date: June 12, 2015, 21:00

Direct link: en.kremlin.ru/d/49701

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