Baku’s bid for the 2020 Olympic Games has secured heavyweight commercial support in the shape of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), Azerbaijan Airlines and Azercell.
Kazakhstan’s capital city Astana has been confirmed as the host of the 2013 World Boxing Championships.
Baku 2020 has hailed the selection of Azerbaijan to host the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship as another key milestone in the bid to establish the country as a major sports event host as it aims to land the 2020 Olympic Games.
Soccerex has completed the line-up for the Emerging Markets Workshop at this month’s European Forum by announcing that the local organising committee (LOC) of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Azerbaijan 2012 will make an official presentation at the event.
The cities of Baku and Tokyo have released details of strong public support for their respective bids for the 2020 Olympics as the clock counts down to the deadline for the submission of Games plans.
Konul Nurullayeva has been installed as the CEO of Baku’s bid to host the 2020 Olympics.
Azerbaijan’s capital city of Baku has submitted a bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Amsterdam's 9,000-capacity Wagener Stadium will host the semi-finals and finals of field hockey's 2009-10 Euro Hockey League (EHL).
The International Olympic Committee selected Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo as candidate cities for the 2016 Olympic Games. Doha missed out on selection, while Madrid and Tokyo appear the cities to beat in the early running.
Azerbaijan is the latest country to throw its name in the hat to host the 2016 Olympic Games.
