Baku 2015 European Games are Over

They appeared to be triumphal for the Russian team.

29.Jun.15 11:33 AM
By Irina Klyachina
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Baku 2015 European Games are over. The official closing ceremony took place yesterday on June 28 on the Olympic Stadium. The flame of the tournament was put out.

Two-week long competition included various disciplines featuring the best sportsmen from Europe doing their best in struggle for the highest prizes.

Russian team appeared to have no rivals in this competition winning 164 overall medals in different disciplines. Russian sportsmen won 79 gold medals, 40 silver medals and 45 bronze medals. The hosts of the Games took the second place while Great Britain was third in the final standings.

Next European games will take place in 4 years in 2019. The place of new tournament has not been yet determined. It is known that Netherlands refused hosting the tournament.

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