Baku 2015 European Games signs SOCAR as Official Partner

Baku 2015 European Games signs SOCAR as Official Partner
# 20 September 2014 15:22 (UTC +04:00)

According to APA, the agreement was signed by Azerbaijan’s Minister of Youth and Sports and Baku 2015 Chief Executive Officer Azad Rahimov and SOCAR Vice-president Elshad Nasirov.

The deal will see Baku 2015 European Games branding on every SOCAR forecourt and outlet across the entire country to raise awareness of the event.

SOCAR will also help to promote the European Games around the continent thanks to a marketing campaign that will feature in four other countries, including Switzerland, Georgia, Romania and Ukraine.

Mr Azad Rahimov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Youth and Sports and Baku 2015 Chief Executive Officer, said: “The European Games is an opportunity to promote Azerbaijan to the rest of the world and to have the backing of such a highly valued international company is of vital importance. We are very pleased to have the full support of SOCAR and all their staff ahead of Baku 2015.”

Mr Rovnag Abdullayev, President of SOCAR, said: “We are very proud to be supporting the Baku 2015 European Games as it is the biggest sporting event ever to come to Azerbaijan.

“Sponsorships across sport are a very significant point for us, and SOCAR is honoured to be associated with such an exciting moment in the history of the country.

“The European Games will help leave a legacy of lasting positive change, and we are extremely happy to be playing a part in that.”

SOCAR became the fifth Official Partner of Baku 2015, joining P&G, Tissot, BP and Nar Mobile.

Mr Patrick Hickey, President of the European Olympic Committees, said: “To have the support of a number of high-profile international businesses is essential to any major sports event, and the calibre of partners that Baku 2015 has secured will no doubt lead to a wonderful first edition of the European Games.”

And Mr Simon Clegg, Chief Operating Officer of Baku 2015, added: “As we continue to count down the days until the beginning of the European Games, it gives us great confidence to know that many major Azerbaijani businesses are backing our efforts to create an innovative event that will unite Europe through sport.”

Note that, Baku 2015 is the first ever European Games, an exciting and innovative multi-sport event for the continent which will take place from 12 – 28 June 2015.

There will be a total of 20 sports at Baku 2015: 16 Olympic sports and four non-Olympic sports. More than 6,000 athletes from across Europe will be representing their nations over 17 days of competition.

Nine of the sports will offer qualification opportunities for the Rio Summer Olympic Games in 2016. Those sports include Archery, Athletics, Cycling, Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Triathlon and Volleyball.

Baku was awarded the Games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in December 2012. The Baku European Games Operations Committee (BEGOC) will organise and run the Games in co-operation with the EOC.

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