Baku 2015 European Games Announce Coordination Commission

The President of the European Olympic Committees (EOC), sildenafil citrate uk price Patrick Hickey (pictured), ambulance has announced the membership of the Coordination Commission for the inaugural European Games, see Baku 2015.

The European Games is a multi-sport event for elite European athletes and will be held every four years with up to 7,000 athletes expected to participate in Baku, Azerbaijan, in June 2015.

With the announcement of the EOC Coordination Comissions for Baku 2015, the composition is:

Chairman:

Spyros Capralos President, Hellenic Olympic Committee

Deputy Chairman:

Zlatko Mateša President, Croatian Olympic Committee

Members:

Alejandro Blanco President, NOC of Spain

André Bolhuis President, NOC of the Netherlands

Guido de Bondt Secretary General, NOC of Belgium; Chair, European Youth Olympic Festival

Sergey Bubka Vice President, IAAF; President, NOC of Ukraine

Andrew Craig Advisor

Nese Gündogan Secretary General, NOC of Turkey

Janez Kocijan?i? President, NOC of Slovenia; Vice President, FIS

Denis Masseglia President, NOC of France

Niels Nygaard President, NOC of Denmark

Pierce O’Callaghan Advisor

Art?rus Povili?nas Honorary President, NOC of Lithuania

Bernhard Schwank Former CEO, Munich 2018; Sports Performance Director, DOSB

Roger Talermo NOC of Finland

Albert Woods President, European Canoe Federation; Vice President, BOA

Each member of the Commission will take responsibility for specific technical areas to ensure a solid assessment process for the Games preparation.

Hickey said: “This is a very strong Coordination Commission for the inaugural European Games – Baku 2015.  Each member comes with a wealth of expertise and experience that will help the EOC to ensure that these historic Games set the highest of standards for the next edition of the European Games to follow in 2019.

“I am confident that with such a visionary organising committee and this powerful Commission overseeing the Games preparation, we can meet our ultimate aim: to engage and involve more of Europe’s youth in sport through innovative and flexible means.

“These Games will enable new markets to gain experience in hosting major sports events whilst giving elite European athletes an opportunity to compete on their home continent.”

The European Games was launched following a majority vote of 49 NOCs during the EOC General Assembly in December 2012.

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