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participated at the I European Games, which took place in Baku,

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from 12 to 28 June 2015. Russia sent athletes for every sport except

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, as the level of Russian athletes was too high, according to Russia's Minister of Sports

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. Russia still had the largest team at the Games, with the athletics programme consisting of only one event. Russia finished in the first place on the medal rankings, winning 79 gold medals.

Team

Russia sent around 620 athletes, coaches, managers, physicians and masseurs. At an executive committee meeting of the Russian Olympic Committee on 21 May, the number of participants was named 367 athletes, 317 of which represent Olympic sports, 40 non-Olympic sports, seven demonstration sports and three Paralympic sports. The final number of athletes was 351 (excluding athletes who competed at the demonstration or Paralympics sports). Most athletes came from

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(97). Also many sportspeople represented the Moscow Oblast (38),

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(33),

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(17) and

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(16). Russian athletes competed at all sport types, except

, as the level of the Russian team would have been too high, according to

. The introduction of the team took place on 3 June 2015 at the sports center Ozero Krugloe. The uniform was made by the Russian company Bosco di Ciliegi. The

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on the opening ceremony on 12 June 2015 became Olympic Champion, multifold World and European Champion in Wrestling,

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. President of Russia

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attended the opening ceremony. The flag of the

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was held by manifold Gymnastics Champion

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together with seven other people. The manager of the Russian delegation was Igor Kazikov.

Competitors

Medalists

Archery

Athletics

Russia did not send sportspeople for this sports event.

Badminton

Basketball 3x3

;Team roster ;Men * Ilia Aleksandrov * Andrey Kanygin * Leopold Lagutin * Alexsandr Pavlov ;Women * Mariia Cherepanova * Anna Leshkovtseva *

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* Tatiana Vidmer ;Summary

Beach soccer

Russia could compete at the European Games as she made it to the 2014 Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal. ;Semifinals ;Final

Boxing

Russia has qualified 15 boxers. ;Men ;Women

Canoe sprint

Russia has qualified 19 athletes. ;Men ;Women Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Russia has qualified 11 athletes. ;Men ;Women

Mountain biking

Russia has qualified one athlete.

BMX

Russia has qualified four athletes.

Diving

Russia has qualified 19 athletes. ;Men ;Women

Fencing

Russia has qualified 24 fencers. ;Men ;Women

Gymnastics

Acrobatic

;Women's groups ;Mixed pairs

Aerobic

Russia has a total of six athletes after the performance at the 2013 Aerobic Gymnastics European Championships. One gymnast from pairs must compete in the group, making the total athletes to 6. * Pairs – 1 pair of 2 athletes * Groups – 1 team of 5 athletes

Artistic

*Men's – 3 quota places *Women's – 3 quota places ;Men ;Team ;Individual finals ;Women ;Team ;Individual finals

Rhythmic

Russia has qualified one athlete after the performance at the

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. * Individual – 2 quota places ;Individual ;Group

Trampoline

Russia qualified two athletes based on the results at the 2014 European Trampoline Championships. The gymnasts competed in both the individual and the synchronized event. * Men's – 2 quota places * Women's – 2 quota places

Judo

Russia has qualified 20 athletes. ;Men ;Women

Karate

;Kumite

Sambo

Russia sent eight athletes for the sambo event. ;Men ;Women

Shooting

;Men ;Women ;Mixed team

Swimming

Russia has qualified 35 athletes. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Synchronised swimming

Table tennis

Russia has qualified six athletes for the table tennis events.

Taekwondo

Russia has qualified eight athletes.

Triathlon

Volleyball

Beach

Indoor

;Summary

Water polo

Summary

Men's tournament

;Preliminary round ---- ---- ;Playoff ;Quarterfinal ;5–8th place semifinal ;Fifth place game

Women's tournament

;Preliminary round ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Semifinal ;Final

Wrestling

;Men's freestyle ;Men's Greco-Roman ;Women's freestyle

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Russia At The 2015 European Games Nations at the 2015 European Games

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2015