Tony E Loves Architecture Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 I really doubt it. Another unsettled post-Soviet dispute which lingers on 25 years later and people on either side are not able to come to a sensible solution. I agree. So let's get the facts and disputes straight from the Soviet Union area: Russia VS Ukraine = Crimea. Russia VS Ukraine = Tuzla Island and Straight of Kerch. Russia VS Ukraine = Sarych. Russia VS Georgia = South Ossetia. Russia VS Estonia = Ivangorod and Pechorsky District. Armenia VS Azerbaijan = Nagorno-Karabakh. It's definitley not a coincidence that Russia's name keeps popping up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony E Loves Architecture Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Baku 2015 "In very good shape" for first European Games says Hickey. Full story here - http://www.insidethegames.biz/major-games/european-games/baku-2015/1019270-baku-2015-in-very-good-shape-for-first-european-games-says-hickey - Source: Inside the Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citius Altius Fortius Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 The DOSB decided yesterday to take part with a team at the I. European Games in Baku Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanMUC Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 The DOSB decided yesterday to take part with a team at the I. European Games in Baku That was just a pro forma decision, no? Or was there ever any doubt about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galandar Posted April 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 I just thought, will Armenia compete at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan? I ask because of the Political Tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan with Nagorno-Karabakh Territory. Also, Armenia did withdraw from the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Hosted at the Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan. So like I ask, will Armenia compete at the European Games or not? I believe Armenia will compete at the 2015 EG in Baku. ESC 2012 was only a song contest. However, EG 2015 is a multisport event with at least 8 kind of sports being classified as "Olympics-qualification events" for Rio-2016 and at least 1 kind of sports (wrestling) being classified as continental tournament. Taking into consideration the experience of Armenia in taking part in global or continental sport events in Azerbaijan with the latest AIBA World Boxing Championship 2012 that took place in Baku, I seriously doubt a possibility of withdrawal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galandar Posted April 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Baku to host the 30th Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships in June 2014. Official website: http://baku2014.agf.az Final settings before the opening of the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galandar Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Btw Baku disclosed its plans to bid for Olympics 2024 Source: http://azerisport.com/baku2015/20140409051609987.html (Russian) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony E Loves Architecture Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Athletes Village at Baku 2015 European Games will be World Class. Full story here - http://www.aroundtherings.com/site/A__46700/Title__Athletes-Village-at-Baku-2015-European-Games-Will-Be-World-Class/292/Articles - Source: Around the Rings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningrings Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Btw Baku disclosed its plans to bid for Olympics 2024 Source: http://azerisport.com/baku2015/20140409051609987.html (Russian) Lawl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galandar Posted April 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Aquatics Center - Construction update: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony E Loves Architecture Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Brilliant progress. I can't wait for the 2015 European Games in Baku. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galandar Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Baku Olympic stadium - Construction update: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony E Loves Architecture Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Some more Construction photo's of the Baku Olympic Stadium here - http://stadiumdb.com/constructions/aze/baku_olympic_stadium - Source: StadiumDB.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galandar Posted April 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Baku Shooting Center: Baku Olympic stadium: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galandar Posted April 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Good news from Baku!!! Construction of the National Gymnastics Arena has finished and already on April 19th the venue will host the Azerbaijani Championship on Rhytmic Gymnastics http://president.az/articles/11455 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galandar Posted April 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Baku Aquatics Center: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Good news from Baku!!! Construction of the National Gymnastics Arena has finished and already on April 19th the venue will host the Azerbaijani Championship on Rhytmic Gymnastics http://president.az/articles/11455 /\/\ Nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galandar Posted April 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 I believe the expansion of Heydar Aliyev International Airport was an important factor before the European Games 2015. New international terminal with capacity of 6 million passangers per year is now open: http://president.az/articles/11516/images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony E Loves Architecture Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Brilliant progress. I have one question. I love the Baku Gymnastics Arena, but in the Renderings, those 'Ribbons' on the Facade where going to have colour, but in real life, they don't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galandar Posted April 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Brilliant progress. I have one question. I love the Baku Gymnastics Arena, but in the Renderings, those 'Ribbons' on the Facade where going to have colour, but in real life, they don't? Well, the ribbons are of white colour but they are illuminated at night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony E Loves Architecture Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Ok. Thanks. It looks better illuminated IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galandar Posted April 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Some more photos from the new terminal of Baku airport: http://president.az/articles/11516/images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p85 Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 that new terminal looks really nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Clegg appointed to top role at inaugural European Games Simon Clegg, the former Chief Executive of the British Olympic Association and Ipswich Town Football Club, has today been appointed as Chief Operating Officer of the Baku 2015 European Games Operating Committee (BEGOC). His appointment follows the recent departure of Chief Operating Officer Jim Scherr. ... Clegg, who is presently the European Games Executive Director for the event's rights holder the EOC, will relocate to Baku this week. He will cancel all other consultancy contracts presently undertaken through his management company Zeus International Management. Clegg's previous experience includes managing Team GB athletes at 12 Olympic and Olympic Winter Games, Chief Executive of the European Youth Olympic Festival in Bath (the largest international multi-sport youth event ever staged in the UK) and being an IOC appointed expert on the Athens 2004 Operational Working Party. Clegg also led the political and PR campaigns to persuade the British Government and Mayor of London to bid for the 2012 Olympic Games before becoming a bid director and subsequently joining the board of London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games as director. ... http://www.baku2015.com/en/press-center/28-04-2014-3.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galandar Posted April 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Some positive news from Baku Agreement signed on holding Grand Prix stage of Formula 1 race in Baku An official agreement on holding one of the stages of the Grand Prix Formula 1 race in Baku in 2016, has been signed in the Azerbaijani capital, spokesperson of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Samaya Mammadova told Trend on April 30. The race, likely to be called the "European Grand Prix", will take place in 2016 - a year after Baku hosts the First European Games. Azerbaijan will be the second country in the former USSR (after Russia) to host the Grand Prix stage of the Formula 1 races. The race will take place around the streets of Baku. The agreement was signed with the president of Formula 1, Bernie Ecclestone. The championship's calendar consists of 19 stages, with the possibility of its expansion to 22 stages per year. Thailand, South Africa, Greece, Argentina and Mexico also claim to be included in the calendar. http://en.trend.az/news/society/2269007.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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