Baku 2015 EG offer qualification opportunities for Rio

Baku 2015 European Games has today confirmed that Boxing and Wrestling at next summer’s event will offer qualification opportunities for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The sports will offer athletes the chance to begin their journey to Olympic Games qualific

Baku 2015 European Games has today confirmed that Boxing and Wrestling at next summer’s event will offer qualification opportunities for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The sports will offer athletes the chance to begin their journey to Olympic Games qualification ensuring a high standard of competition at the inaugural European Games.

In total 11 of the 20 sports at Baku 2015 now offer qualification opportunities for the next Olympic Games to be held in Brazil.

Mr Patrick HICKEY President of the European Olympic Committees said: “I am delighted to see that the sports programme at Baku 2015 continues to move in the right direction with Boxing and Wrestling now confirmed as part of their road to Rio 2016. Part of the European Olympic Committees’ vision for the European Games was to create an elite competition that offered athletes increased opportunities to test themselves at the very highest level so we are very pleased that Baku 2015 is delivering exactly that.”

Mr Simon CLEGG Baku 2015 Chief Operating Officer said: “The fact that so many international sports federations are including the inaugural European Games as part of their Olympic Games qualification process is testament to what a top quality event we will have here in Azerbaijan. The European Olympic Committees and President Patrick HICKEY have ensured their vision of a major multi-sport event for the entire continent will be one of great value that will see Europe’s finest athletes improve their chances of competing successfully at future Olympic Games.”

In Boxing athletes who win a medal in each of the 10 men’s weight categories at Baku 2015 will win a place at the AIBA 2015 World Boxing Championships. The top ranked boxers at that competition will then win a quota place for their National Olympic Committee (NOC) at Rio 2016.

In Wrestling Europeanathletes and NOCs are obliged to compete in the Baku 2015 European Games as the first part of their qualification journey to Rio 2016.

Mr Pierce O’CALLAGHAN Baku 2015 Director of Sport said:

The 11 sports now offering Rio 2016 qualification opportunities are Archery Athletics Boxing Cycling Shooting Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Triathlon Wrestling and Volleyball.

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