Israel at the 2015 European Games

Israel competed at the 2015 European Games, in Baku, Azerbaijan from 12 to 28 June 2015.[1] The 2015 European Games represents Israel's largest ever delegation to a sports competition.[2] Prior to the start of the event Israel planned to send 141 athletes to the games.[2]

Israel at the
2015 European Games
IOC codeISR
NOCOlympic Committee of Israel
Websitewww.olympicsil.co.il
in Baku, Azerbaijan
Competitors134 in 20 sports
Flag bearerOpening – Alexander Shatilov
Closing – Ziv Kalontarov
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
2
Silver
4
Bronze
6
Total
12
European Games appearances (overview)

Winners of Olympic competitions such as triathlon, table tennis and shooting competitions will automatically qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Israel will also participate in three of the five non-Olympic events, including 3×3 basketball and the sambo.[3]

Israel finished the games with 12 medals in total and 2 athletes qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

TV broadcasting

International Sports Broadcasting (ISB) will be the host broadcaster of the European Games.[5] During the Games, ISB will produce approximately 6 hours of coverage per day. In Israel the games were broadcast on Sport 5 and Sport 1.[6]

Medalists

At the closing of the games Israel had won twelve medals, two gold, four silver and six bronze,[7] ranking them 22nd overall.[8]

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