MissEurasia Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Thought I'd open a new thread for the 2019 European Games, now officially set to be held in the capital of Belarus, Minsk. Personally, I look forward to seeing preparations as they only have 2 years after the host city was swapped around numerous times (The Netherlands, Kazan/Sochi and now Minsk). The VP of the Belorussian NOC did say they only plan to spend $40 million on the games and that the event will be heavily dependent on existing infrastructure (Which, I think is great). They're also planning on holding only 10-15 sports opposed to Baku's 20. I did mention that the games will rely on existing facilities however they do intend to build a facility for rhythmic gymnastics (fingers crossed artistic will be held during these games too) that will likely be completed in 2018 and are renovating the Dinamo Stadium so that it is able to host the track & field events - This is apparently the approved design - There were a whole lot of other designs but they opted to go for that one. There was a really nice glass roofed one that looked very classy and elegant and way better than the one above, I'll try and find a pic. No info on the logo, slogan or the proposed dates, kinda worrying if you ask me, they've only got 2 years now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budse Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 EOC needs to learn from their counterpart from America (PASO) and Asia (OCA) to organize the continental games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Just another Dictator Games, to be plain honest. The European Games are so far a huge joke so far... Like budse said, EOC needs to learn lessons from OCA and PASO (and even they are also having their own share of issues). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamBlakeUSA Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 We Are Less Than 3 Years Away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 29 minutes ago, TeamBlakeUSA said: We Are Less Than Day Away. 10th Annual GamesBids Logo Design Comp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissEurasia Posted January 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Other potential venues for Minsk 2019 -Velodrome - Minsk Arena - Palace of Water Sports - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wamel042 Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Really sad that the Dutch government withdrew their financial support for these Games. Seems to be getting harder to facilitate any Games. Number of bidders are dropping and organizers are struggling....many Games bigger and smaller are moved, postponed or cancelled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinXTC Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 Just now finding out Minsk is hosting lol. So has the race to host the 2023 European games started/ended yet? Thats only 6 years aways and that's less prep time than the usual 7 years that Olympic host cities get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger87 Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 On 2017-3-27 at 7:10 AM, LatinXTC said: Just now finding out Minsk is hosting lol. So has the race to host the 2023 European games started/ended yet? Thats only 6 years aways and that's less prep time than the usual 7 years that Olympic host cities get. I guess they just bring to the first one which appears... Probably Turkey or Hungary LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowriver Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 With European Championships around (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Championships_(multi-sport_event)) which holds the core of the Olympics this event does not have much future, more and more federations will start to jump the ship where is more money and atletics alone in it considering it replaces existing event gurranties that. If this continues EOC probably need to give up and try to plug in to European Championships somehow, since as it is now i don't see how they could play this out. I bet Lukashenko himself or even Putin might not be impressed by it, no body knows that something happened in Baku few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 https://euroradio.fm/en/2019-european-games-logo-unveiled-minsk-photo Actually surprised no one posted this already. The logo was unveiled last month apparently (alongside a new one for the European Olympic Comittes) Also, despite Lukashenko still being a dictator, it seems he has been moving away from Putin's circle ever since Crimea happened. Guess he finally found out his country didn't had a strong national identity and decided to amend it (for example, he's promoting the use of belarusian language again after many years of almost eradicating it to be replaced by russian) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacholympic Posted September 2, 2017 Report Share Posted September 2, 2017 As every dicatorship Nation, we hope to see a huge and spectacular Opening Ceremony ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brekkie Boy Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 Such a shame the EOC has screwed this up and unless it merges with the European Sports Championships it's future doesn't look that promising which is a huge shame as Europe should be able to sustain both a summer and winter version of a continental games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radioman Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 If someone wants to win tickets to the II European games 2019 it is possible by attending a selfie contest. By the way, the ticket is the entrance visa to Belarus. More info: Radio Belarus jointly holds a selfie contest "MINSK2019: My greetings to the 2nd European Games". To become a participant it will be necessary to take a selfie while doing sports or against the background of some sports facilities, put words #MINSK2019 on it, fill in the submission form or send the photo to selfie@minsk2019.by. The deadline for submitting the selfie photos is October 25, 2018. The winners will be awarded with diplomas from Belteleradiocompany, as well as sets of tickets for the events of the European Games in Minsk and the official gear of the National Team of the Republic of Belarus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 Igor Krutoy (Astana-Almat 2011 Asian Winter Games, Kazan 2013 Summer Universiade) and his company Art City 5 are doing the opening and closing ceremonies of Minsk 2019. https://minsk2019.by/en/news/637 Quote RUSSIAN COMPANY TO PRODUCE THE OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES OF THE 2ND EUROPEAN GAMES OCTOBER 09 2018 The Russian company Art City 5 and a Belarusian creative team will be in charge of preparing the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2nd European Games Minsk 2019. The Russian company led by famous Russian musician and producer Igor Krutoy and the Belarusian State Philharmonic signed a cooperation agreement in Minsk on 9 October. The document was signed by Director General of the Belarusian State Philharmonic Alexander Garbar and Art City 5 General Producer Igor Krutoy. «For more than half a year we studied the market, negotiated with companies with a similar track record from all over the world and came to a conclusion that the Russian company Art City 5 suits us in terms of its views on organizing the festivities, technical solutions, adaptation of the creative concept, and the general understanding of Belarusian mentality», concluded Yuri Bondar. «Our main task is to create a team that will make the high-standard show. After all, to create an atmosphere of a chamber hall at the stadium, where each spectator could feel at the epicenter of what is happening - a task that can only be fulfilled by true professionals. I am glad that our company was honored to become part of this team, showing Belarus to the whole world and being competitive as a company capable of implementing such projects», said Igor Krutoy. The joint team of Belarusian and Russian directors will work on the scenario of the ceremonies, Alexei Sechenov from the Russian side and Alexander Vavilov from the Belarusian side. The Art City 5 organizes turnkey mass cultural events. The company has organized many large-scale musical projects, international cultural sport events including opening and closing ceremonies of such projects as the 2011 Asian Winter Games in Astana, the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, the New Wave and New Wave Junior song contests, televised music festivals and concerts of Russian singers. Also, this is Minsk main stadium right now: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatsnotmypuppy Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 That is a nice looking stadium actually. Good to see a red track again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 Torch relay design and route were unveiled some days ago. They also plan on bringing it to Montblanc, the highest mountain in Europe. https://minsk2019.by/en/news/1032 Quote The ‘Flame of Peace’ relay will start on May 3 in Rome, Italy. In exactly 50 days, on June 21, the relay will conclude with the lighting of the Olympic cauldron at the main arena of the 2nd European Games - the National Olympic Stadium Dynamo. The European Games flame will visit 55 locations in eight countries (Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Belarus), covering a distance of 7,700 km. The relay will involve 450 torchbearers, 100 volunteers and 10 'flame keepers'. The flame of the 2nd European Games will be brought to the highest point in Europe - Mont Blanc. Then it will visit the main sights of the countries along the relay route, and arrive in Belarus on May 12, where it will visit the biggest cities as well as the most remote sites in the host country. It will pass through the national park Belovezhskaya Pushcha, raft down the Augustów Channel, visit the estates of famous locals, the castles in Mira and Novogrudok, and descend into the salt mines of Belaruskali. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 Augmented reality will have a major role in the opening ceremonies (directed by the same people who did the 2013 Universiade, 2011 Winter Asiad and 2017 Asian Indoor Games ceremonies). Seems like some ceremonies might try to emulate what Pyeongchang did last year with AR as well. https://minsk2019.by/en/news/1244 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Durban Sandshark Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 That Dinamo Minsk stadium sure does remind me of Lenin Stadium with that cauldron and the Soviet-era floodlights. Wonder if this is intended as an inspiration... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WD96 Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/Byf10SeIla3/?igshid=yrhpqcm8vraw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WD96 Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 On 6/5/2019 at 8:12 PM, Ikarus360 said: I downloaded the app, I believed that Imagine Dragons will performing at the ceremony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brekkie Boy Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 See BT Sport have the UK rights again, though last time that was basically just rebroadcasting the Youtube streams (so the world feed). They really made a massive mistake not partnering with the EBU, though maybe the EBU didn't want them considering the main federations did their own thing instead. Still a shame we can't quite have the Eurolympics that Europe deserves, but maybe one day the two will come together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Stage is almost ready Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WD96 Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 This is the one of the costumes the performers are wearing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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