Pat Hickey, EOC President attended the rehearsal for the 2015 Baku Games this morning. He also had time to run a leg of the torch relay (pictured) Hickey who Tuesday night arrived in Baku, a few hours later was already carrying the inaugural European Games Torch, participating in the Flame Relay that is touring the […]
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The Baku schedule of events is now further updated and you can follow Team Ireland athletes by clicking here http://www.baku2015.com/schedules-results/country=irl/index.html Baku have also released an app which can be found here http://www.baku2015.com/press-release/article/baku-2015-follows-award-winning-flame-website-with-official-app.html
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Irish athletes continue to arrive in Baku and are settling into the Athlete Village. Katie Taylor arrived in with her father and coach Peter Taylor. They were joined by Triathlon’s Russell White and Aaron O’Brien and Karate’s Karen Dolphin.This afternoon Irish Boxing Team performance coaches, Billy Walsh, Zaur Antia and Gerry Storey entered Team Ireland HQ
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Information on all sports competition programmes can be found here: http://www.baku2015.com/sports/index.html
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Located in four main clusters across the city, Baku 2015’s twelve permanent and six temporary sports venues stand ready for the inaugural European Games. Among the state-of-the-art facilities is the stunning new Olympic Stadium, which will feature the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and Athletics events, and is set to become the home of the Azerbaijani
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Badminton Europe (BEC), the governing body of the sport in Europe, today held the draw for the Baku 2015 competition The competition will take place at the Baku Sports Hall from 22-28 June. Mr Brian Agerbak, General Secretary of Badminton Europe, said: “For Badminton Europe it has been a great experience to take part in the
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Olympic gold medallist and five-time world champion Katie Taylor plans to make history at Baku 2015 Ireland’s Olympic champion boxer Katie Taylor has revealed her plans to make history at Baku 2015 in a video created for the Baku 2015 European Games website. Miss Taylor is the most decorated athlete in the history of women’s
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Team Ireland athletes in the inaugural 2015 European Games will be supported by an experienced performance support team led by Chef de Mission Dermot Henihan and Deputy Chef de Mission Stephen Martin. The Baku Games will be held from the 12th -28th June in Baku. Team Ireland will be represented in 14 sports and by
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Katie Taylor will be testing a niggling injury to her wrist this weekend ahead of next month’s inaugural European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Olympic lightweight champion will meet Swedish pair Agnes Alexiusson at the Ballywaltrim Community Centre, followed by Pernila Gustavsson on a Trojan BC. The double header will be the Bray BC orthodox’s first competitive fights
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The full sports schedule for Baku 2015 can be found here http://www.baku2015.com/schedules-results/index.html
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Team Ireland will be represented by 63 athletes in 14 sports in Baku between 12th-28th June 2015 . The Team will be kitted out with world class New Balance clothing and footwear. Further information on athletes, their events, and how to follow them on social media can be found here: Team Ireland_Baku_Bios
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Twelve of the twenty sports at the Baku 2015 European Games offer a variety of qualification opportunities for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. There are four different levels. Find out more here: Rio 2016 qualification at Baku European Games
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