Previously, the event was held in Saudi Arabia in and Indonesia in The second event, originally scheduled to take place in October in Iran , was later rescheduled but then cancelled. All 56 members of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation participated in the games. Along with the Kuwaiti athletes, athletes from Libya and Sudan were scheduled to compete under the ISSF banner but withdrew hours before the opening ceremony.
Below is a list of all the participating NOCs; the number of competitors per delegation is indicated in brackets. There are 17 competition venues that will be used during the Games. The main stadium, known as Baku Olympic Stadium , has an all-seater capacity of 69, seats. Within this period the Volunteers Program had registered applicants.
All the registered applicants were invited for the interview at the Volunteers Centre at Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Education and Sports from November 7, to February 16, The main goal of the program is to ensure Baku volunteers development, enable them to have a successful career in future, and support in achieving their long-term life goals.
Some sports also included disabled sport events such as athletics and judo. The Azerbaijani Karabakh horses named were announced as mascots on February 13, Contents move to sidebar hide.
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