First European Olympic Games will be held in Baku on 12-28 June 2015, was announced today at a press conference in Baku on the results of the first meeting of the Coordination Commission of the European Committee for the Olympic Games.
According to Azad Rahimov, the Minister of Youth and Sports, on 19 sports will participate 6351 athletes.
The following competitions are expected: archery, water sports (swimming, water polo, diving), weightlifting, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling (mountain biking, road), beach soccer, gymnastics (rhythmic , sports, tumbling and acrobatics), judo, karate, shooting (clay pigeon and bullet), table tennis), taekwondo, triathlon, volleyball (beach and hall multiplex), wrestling and fencing.
Chairman of the Coordination Commission of the European Olympic Committee, Spyros Kapralos, said that the number of sports will be enhanced.
In addition to Baku, he competitions will be held in Mingachevir, where in the training base "Kur" will held the competition of rowers.—06D--
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On November 12, the summit of world leaders commenced at the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku. According to "Euronews," citing sources from the UN, the event is attended by around 100 heads of state.
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On Wednesday, rain is expected in the capital during the night and morning hours. The northeast wind will change to the southeast in the afternoon. The air temperature at night will be +7 to +9°C, and during the day, it will reach +10 to +12°C. Humidity will be 70-75% at night, and 60-65% during the day.
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Amid the bustling scenes of this year’s COP29 climate conference, a protest against whaling and deep-sea mining, organized by a group calling itself the FINS Initiative, drew significant attention from delegates and observers. However, questions have arisen about the legitimacy of the group, as an internet search yields little evidence of its existence beyond scattered mentions.
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In the last two days, a "news" story appeared on TikTok about a whale spotted on Baku's seaside boulevard. The most "observant" users posted videos, commenting on the size of the animal. Later, other "witnesses" claimed it wasn't a whale, but a shark. Even later, a version emerged suggesting it was a submarine.
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