European Judo Championship may take place as part of the EuroGames in Baku

The European Judo Union is considering the possibility of the European Championship, that was supposed to be held in Glasgow, be held in Baku instead as part of the first European Games. This was stated by the head of the Union, Sergey Soloveitchik, who explained that a decision in this regard will be made within the next 10 days.Glasgow was denied the right to host the European Judo Championship, which is a ranking tournament for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, due to non-compliance with contractual obligations by the British Judo Association.The first European Games will be held in Baku on 12-28 of June 2015. Its program includes competitions in 20 sports, 16 of which are Olympic.

The European Judo Union is considering the possibility of the European Championship, that was supposed to be held in Glasgow, be held in Baku instead as part of the first European Games. This was stated by the head of the Union, Sergey Soloveitchik, who explained that a decision in this regard will be made within the next 10 days.

Glasgow was denied the right to host the European Judo Championship, which is a ranking tournament for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, due to non-compliance with contractual obligations by the British Judo Association.

The first European Games will be held in Baku on 12-28 of June 2015. Its program includes competitions in 20 sports, 16 of which are Olympic.