“I am delighted to sign this MoU between the Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation and BEGOC. The test event will give our athletes, coaches and officials a taste of the excitement to come in the European Games,” said Namiq Aliyev.
A total of 400 wrestlers are expected to take part in the event, which will take place at the Heydar Aliyev Arena between 16 and 19 April.
: “Test events are an important part of BEGOC’s preparations for the first ever European Games, and contribute to raising awareness for what will be a much-anticipated competition,” Safarov said. “Azerbaijan has a rich history in wrestling, and I know that both the test event and the Baku 2015 competition will attract a lot of local support.”
The Heydar Aliyev Arena has held over 30 international events in various sporting disciplines. During the Baku 2015 European Games, the venue will be used for Wrestling from June 13-18, as well as for Judo on 25-28 June and Sambo on 22 June.
Media accreditation has now opened for the Wrestling and Boxing test events, which will both be staged on 16-19 April. For more information on accreditation and the European Games, visit www.baku2015.com. The deadline for test event accreditation is 30 March 2015.
Baku 2015 is the first ever European Games, an exciting and innovative multi-sport event for the continent which will take place from 12 – 28 June 2015.
There will be a total of 20 sports at Baku 2015: 16 Olympic sports and four non-Olympic sports. More than 6,000 athletes from across Europe will be representing their nations over 17 days of competition.
Twelve of the sports will offer qualification opportunities for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Those sports include Archery, Athletics, Boxing, Cycling, Judo, Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Triathlon, Volleyball and Wrestling.
Baku was awarded the Games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in December 2012. The Baku European Games Operations Committee (BEGOC) will organise and run the Games in cooperation with the EOC.
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