Baku 2015 European Games has today appointed Colin Gibson as Deputy Director of Communications with immediate effect. Mr Gibson’s appointment comes as the Baku 2015 European Games Operations Committee (BEGOC) intensifies its communications activities in the run-up to the inaugural Games. Baku 2015’s press outreach work, sponsor and TV broadcast announcements, and public engagement initiatives…
Representatives from 22 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of Europe gathered in Baku this week to take part in the third, and final, NOC Open Day ahead of this summer’s inaugural European Games. The three-day programme saw 59 delegates from around Europe receive updates on the latest Games preparations, with presentations and workshops delivered by several…
The Nykvarns Bågskytteklubb, the biggest Archery Club in Sweden, looking at juniors, has changed its light blue shooting shirts in favour of a new rainbow colored shirts. This change is realized to follow the example of the Ice Hockey Club from Kiruna, and to signify the Club commitment to offer a sport for all, including the…
Baku 2015 European Games has signed broadcast deals to ensure this summer’s inaugural event will be shown in Greece and Finland. New Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television (NERIT), the main public service provider in Greece, will broadcast live coverage of the first European Games on a daily basis, as well as the spectacular Opening and…
Before the last event of this Indoor season in Koper at the end of February: European Indoor Championships, in the last weekend the Indoor Archery World Cup closed with the final stage in Las Vegas (stage 4 and Finals), together with the World Archery Festival – The Vegas Shoot and the World Archery Gala. Great…
During the first of three evenings of World Archery events, the Athlete of 2014 awards were announced at an inaugural gala held on the first day of Las Vegas. Throughout December and January, members of the public were invited to vote for their favourite athletes of the last year, submit their photographs into an image…
Baku 2015 European Games and the European Olympic Committees (EOC) today concluded the final visit by the EOC Coordination Commission, a high-level body of delegates charged with overseeing progress towards the inaugural European Games, to be held this summer in Azerbaijan’s capital city. Commission members received a full briefing on preparations by each Baku 2015…
Baku 2015 European Games has signed contracts to ensure the inaugural event will be broadcast in Spain, Portugal, Estonia, Latvia and Slovenia. The new deals, with public broadcasters RTVE (Spain), ERR (Estonia), LTV (Latvia), RTV Slovenija (Slovenia), and subscription-based Sport TV (Portugal), all include daily coverage commitments or a minimum number of sport competition hours…
Don’t forget the next deadlines of WAE events: – 4th February: Final Entries – European Indoor Champs. in Koper (SLO) – 10th February: Preliminary Entries – Grand Prix 1 + Baku CQT in Marathon (GRE) – 18th February: Preliminary Entries – Youth Cup 1 in Klagenfurt (AUT)
Online the European Rankings (as for 30th November 2014). Actual leaders are: Albina LOGINOVA (RUS) in Compound Women Pierre-Julien DELOCHE (FRA) in Compound Men Maja JAGER (DEN) in Recurve Women Rick VAN DER VEN (NED) in Recurve Men
