SPORTS
Baku 2020 Bid logo presented
Baku, December 22 (AZERTAC). A presentation of logo, slogan and web page of the Baku bid to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games was held.
The event brought together officials, parliamentarians of the Milli Majlis, diplomats, representatives of local community and mass media.
Addressing the event, vice-president of the Azerbaijan`s National Olympic Committee Chingiz Huseynzade praised the care and attention for the development of sport in the country.
“Modern Olympic Sport Complexes and other sport centers built in Azerbaijan`s capital and regions are the results of President Ilham Aliyev`s policy,” Chingiz Huseynzade added.
Azerbaijani Olympic medalists Zemfira Meftahaddinova, Elnur Mammadov and Paralympic Ilham Zakiyev made speeches at the ceremony.
The logo, slogan “Together we can” and official web page were presented in the ceremony attended by chairman of Organization committee of Baku 2020, first deputy Prime Minister Yagub Eyyubov and Minister of Youth and Sports Azad Rahimov.
The Baku 2020 Bid logo is inspired by the world-famous Azerbaijani carpets.
The logo, is not only a colorful representation of a carpet, the weave itself also subtly spells out Baku`s `dream date` of 2020.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will officially announce candidate cities for 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in May, 2012.
Final election will took part in the 125th meeting of the International Olympic Committee in Buenos Aires, Argentina on September 2, 2013.