Simon Clegg, chief operating officer of Baku 2015, revealed he was still confident that they would be secure coverage of the event in Europe's largest country.

Russia's name was again missing today when Baku 2015 today announced deals with a further five broadcasters in four countries. 

But Clegg insisted he remained confident the Games, where Russia will be favourites to finish top of the overall medals table, would be shown on televison.

"We are still working to conclude a deal in Russia," Clegg, here to update the European Olympic Committees (EOC) at its Extraordinary General Assembly tomorrow on the final progress of Baku 2015, told insidethegames. 

"I am not unconfident we will have a Russian broadcaster."

The latest broadcast agreements announced today included deals for two former Soviet republics. 

NTU, a national free-to-air public broadcaster which will offer exposure to over 16 million  households across Ukraine, while Georgian Public Broadcasting, a national free-to-air broadcaster, which broadcast London 2012, will show the European 

Ukraine and Georgia were announced along with  TV2, a free-to-air broadcaster in Norway, which recently acquired the rights Rio 2016, and Sport 5 and Sport, two leading pay channels in Israel. 

A total of 37 countries in Europe are now scheduled to show the European Games, which features 50 competing nations. 

"The appetite from broadcasters to screen the inaugural European Games continues to grow, and we are delighted that sport fans in Ukraine, Georgia, Norway and Israel will have the chance to watch the world-class athletes competing in Baku this summer," said Clegg.

"One of our aims has always been to build the brand of the European Games on a global level, and these broadcast agreements are a key strategic tool in helping us to successfully deliver that objective.“

"More than 176 million households in Europe will now have access to the European Games, providing a 70 per cent market penetration, with a minimum average broadcast of close to six hours per day.

"These latest agreements are further evidence of the global appeal of the European Games, joining broadcast partnerships already signed in the United States, Canada, Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, and across Europe."

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