Saturday, May 16, 2015

European Games in 2019 allocated to the Netherlands – NU.nl

Surprisingly, the outcome was not because the Netherlands is the only candidate for the major sporting event next month in Baku makes its first edition.

With the approval of the Dutch scheme could NOC * NSF further with the effect. Crucially financial coverage. The organization is 125 million needed. That money has to come from the big cities, provinces, government and business. Tough financial commitments are not there yet and the cities of Rotterdam and Utrecht have even said no to the event.

Around the play is known in Baku or the Games also are effectively held in the Netherlands.



Trust

“We are pleased with the confidence that the members of the EOC today expressed their directors and NOC * NSF, ” said Gerard Dielessen, managing director of NOC * NSF.

“It is now a matter of the last questions and ambiguities that answer still life in the Netherlands and to take away. Everything is there for me now focused on in the coming weeks along with the Minister of Health and the mayors of municipalities and provinces to take a positive decision. I quite confident. ”

Structure

The European Games are a new big sports tournament, which is comparable with the existing Asian Games and Pan American Games. The first edition will be from 12 to 28 June held in Azerbaijan. There are twenty sports covered, with 31 disciplines. Of these 25 Olympic. Some 6,000 athletes participating, including about 120 Dutch.

In 2019, the European Games to be held for the second time. In the scheme of the NOC * NSF, the sports spectacle over the Netherlands in existing stadiums. An expensive opening and closing ceremonies will be no question and there will be no separate athletes village

By:. NU.nl/ANP

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