SPORTS
THIRD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ON INTELLECTUAL GAME “WHAT? WHERE? WHEN?” HELD IN BAKU
Organizers of action is the National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan, the ministry of youth, sports and tourism, National Council of Youth Organizations, International Association of Clubs IAC/ of the games “What? Where? When?”
Acted at the opening, the president the POPPY, the general director of broadcasting company "Igra" Natalia Stetsenko, minister of youth, sports and tourism Abulfaz Garayev have noted the initiative of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in carrying out in Baku already in third time of so representative competition of intellectuals of the planet. Natalia Stetsenko has emphasized, that on Ilham Aliyev’s initiative during the period when he was the president of the National Olympic Committee in 2002, the first championship has been carried out, in 2003, already in the post of the Prime Minister of the country he also has invited experts to gather in Azerbaijan for carrying out of the second championship, and present competition passes already when Ilham Aliyev became the President of the country.
She also has informed the gathered that in 1995 the national leader of Azerbaijan people HeydarAliyev has received the competitors in Baku.
Then, with a minute of silence they have honored bright memory of the national leader of Azerbaijan people Heydar Aliyev.
Minister of culture of Azerbaijan Polad Bulbuloglu and the head of federal agency on culture and cinematographers of Russia Michael Shvydkoy wished success to the competitors.