Azerbaijan's Minister of Youth and Sport Farid Gayibov, centre, declares the MINEPS VII officially open ©MINEPS VII

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Azerbaijani dancers put on a show during the Opening Ceremony of MINEPS VII ©MINEPS VII
Azerbaijani dancers put on a show during the Opening Ceremony of MINEPS VII ©MINEPS VII


Traditional dances entertained the delegates before proceedings got underway ©MINEPS VII
Traditional dances entertained the delegates before proceedings got underway ©MINEPS VII


Officials wait patiently before the start of the panel discussions ©MINEPS VII
Officials wait patiently before the start of the panel discussions ©MINEPS VII


David Grevemberg, centre, chief innovation and partnerships officer for Centre for Sport and Human Rights, speaks during a session on sustainability of major sporting events ©MINEPS VII
David Grevemberg, centre, chief innovation and partnerships officer for Centre for Sport and Human Rights, speaks during a session on sustainability of major sporting events ©MINEPS VII


Azerbaijan's Minister of Youth and Sport Farid Gayibov, and Gabriela Ramos, assistant director general for the Social and Human Science of UNESCO, read out the names of the 16 organisations that back the Fit for Life Alliance ©MINEPS VII
Azerbaijan's Minister of Youth and Sport Farid Gayibov, and Gabriela Ramos, assistant director general for the Social and Human Science of UNESCO, read out the names of the 16 organisations that back the Fit for Life Alliance ©MINEPS VII


Patricia Scotland, secretary general of the Commonwealth Secretariat, spoke highly of UNESCO's Fit for Life programme ©MINEPS VII
Patricia Scotland, secretary general of the Commonwealth Secretariat, spoke highly of UNESCO's Fit for Life programme ©MINEPS VII


Politicians from all over the world travelled to Baku for the Global Sports Conference - MINEPS VII ©MINEPS VII
Politicians from all over the world travelled to Baku for the Global Sports Conference - MINEPS VII ©MINEPS VII


Delegates applaud a speech during Ministerial Conference as Sports Ministers got the chance to speak about the challenges facing sport ©MINEPS VII
Delegates applaud a speech during Ministerial Conference as Sports Ministers got the chance to speak about the challenges facing sport ©MINEPS VII


People got the chance to take part in a 30-minute skipping rope challenge to keep active during the break ©MINEPS VII
People got the chance to take part in a 30-minute skipping rope challenge to keep active during the break ©MINEPS VII