Back الألعاب الأوروبية 2015 Arabic 2015 Avropa Oyunları Azerbaijani Еўрапейскія гульні 2015 Byelorussian Европейски игри 2015 Bulgarian Jocs Europeus de 2015 Catalan Evropské hry 2015 Czech Europæiske Lege 2015 Danish Europaspiele 2015 German Ευρωπαϊκοί Αγώνες 2015 Greek Juegos Europeos de 2015 Spanish
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| Host city | Baku, Azerbaijan |
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| Nations | 50 |
| Athletes | 5,898 |
| Events | 253 in 20 sports |
| Opening | 12 June |
| Closing | 28 June |
| Opened by | President Ilham Aliyev |
| Torch lighter | Ilham Zakiyev, Said Guliyev, Aydemir Aydemirov and Nargiz Nasirzade |
| Main venue | Baku National Stadium |
The 1st European Games (Azerbaijani: 1-ci Avropa Oyunları), also known as the 2015 European Games or Baku 2015 (Azerbaijani: Bakı 2015), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the European Olympic Committees. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 12 to 28 June 2015,[1] and featured almost 6,000 athletes from 50 countries competing in 30 sports, including 15 summer Olympic and 2 non-Olympic sports.[2][3][4]
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