Stand made for Baku 2015 Olympic Games showcased in St.Petersburg

A stand titled “Baku-2015” has been displayed at the 11th annual SportAccord International Convention in Saint-Petersburg, Russia.

The stand featured videos on Azerbaijan`s sport and non-sport objects and brochures on the forthcoming first European Games were distributed among representatives of various foreign countries.

Delegation from the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan represented the country at the event.

Within the event, a conference on Baku 2015 European Games has been also arranged.
The 11th SportAccord Convention at the Lenexpo Exhibition Complex, the first in Russia, has had to expand the exhibition space to accommodate unprecedented demand, with 82 exhibitors signed up, including a record number of International Federations taking stands.

It is a 6-day gathering of 2000 leading representatives from international sport. The annual convention is held in a different country each year in English and encompasses the Congress and General Assemblies of over 100 International Sports Federations (IFs) and their related Associations. These Federations hold the rights to scores of World Championships and other annual sporting events. SportAccord Convention`s goal is to offer the international sports community an annual occasion to gather together in an exclusive and authoritative networking environment, to build relationships, expand horizons and broaden sport`s collective endeavours.
SportAccord International Convention was originally launched in 2003 in order for the Associations and the IFs to increase efficiency by holding all of their annual meetings at the same time and place, and also as a commercial platform whereby the sports industry could have ‘one-stop-shop’ access to all the world governing bodies and their key decision-makers.
An Exhibition and a Conference were created in conjunction with the meetings, to encourage networking and facilitate understanding within the international sporting community. Since 2003, when SportAccord Convnetion first took place in Madrid, the event has been held in Lausanne, Berlin, Seoul, Beijing, Athens, Denver, Dubai, London and Quebec City, allowing attendees to experience the culture and hospitality of colleagues all over the world, and event-owners to visit cities and venues interested in hosting sporting events.


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