Ambitious Baku impresses but Games future remains uncertain


BAKU (Reuters) - The curtain fell on the inaugural European Games on Sunday with the status of Baku as a capable host of a major sporting event enhanced but with a shadow hanging over the future of the continental competition.

Opinion was divided when Azerbaijan was announced as host of the games in 2012 with serious questions surrounding its human rights record.

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