[2] On September 13, 2011 it was announced that Azerbaijan's Deputy Prime Minister Yagub Eyubov would head the Baku 2020 bid.

[5] In their campaign to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, Baku's bid committee appointed three leading international agencies; pmplegacy, Burson-Marsteller and Adore Creative in November 2011.

One of the experts they have hired is Bob Elphinston who was the general manager of Sydney's successful bid to host the 2000 Summer Olympics.

[9] Prior to the start of the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, Baku 2020 announced the opening of a new ski resort in Azerbaijan.

[15] It was announced in March 2012 that Azerbaijan and Georgia were interested in bidding to co-host the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship.

Helios Partners played a role in the winning bids by Sochi and Pyeongchang for the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics respectively.

[19] After Baku failed to become a candidate, Azerbaijan joined forces with neighboring Georgia in a bid to host UEFA Euro 2020.

Tokyo was ultimately elected as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[24][25] As of 2011, the city annually hosts WTA tennis event called Baku Cup.