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Euro 2010 kickboxing officially opens in Baku

23.10.2010 [20:27]
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Baku, October 23 (AZERTAC). The official opening of the European Wako (World Association of Kickboxing Organizations) championship took place here Saturday.

Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sport Ismayil Ismayilov said national leader Heydar Aliyev`s sport policy is being successfully continued by President of the National Olympic Committee, Head of State Ilham Aliyev. According to him, every condition for sports development was created in the country.

President of the Azerbaijan Kickboxing Federation, Adil Aliyev told of the government`s care for sports. He thanked international kickboxing federation`s leadership for choosing Baku as a venue for the Euro 2010.

The official part of followed by a concert and final bouts.

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