Day 12 at Baku 2015 kicks off

Baku, Azerbaijan, June 23 By Anvar Mammadov – Trend: The 12th day of the Baku 2015 European Games started on Tuesday, June 23. Badminton, fencing, swimming, boxing, volleyball and 3x3 basketball events will take place on this day. Athletes will contend for nine medal sets: seven in swimming, and two in fencing. The Azerbaijani athletes will take part in all these events. The European Games that kicked off June 12, will last till June 28. There is a total of 20 sports at Baku 2015: 16 Olympic sports and four non-Olympic sports. More than 6,000 athletes from across Europe came to Baku to represent their nations over 17 days of competition. Baku was awarded the games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in December 2012. Follow us on Twitter @TRENDNewsAgency