Amsterdam Awarded 2016 European Athletics Championships

The European Athletics Council has chosen Amsterdam as the host city of the 2016 European Athletics Championships. The 2016 Championships will be the 23rd edition of the event. The Amsterdam bid was fronted by the Royal Dutch Athletics Federation, prostate city of Amsterdam and the Dutch Olympic Committee.

European Athletics President Hansjörg Wirz said: “We are very pleased to confirm that Amsterdam will be the hosts of the European Athletics Championships in 2016. We are sure that we can look forward to a fantastic event.”

The historic decision was made at the 131st European Athletics Council meeting in Helsinki. Amsterdam won the hosting of the championships ahead of Istanbul and Split.

Helsinki, usa cialis Finland will host The 2012 European Athletics Championships are from June 27 to July 1. The 2014 championships will be held in Zurich, Switzerland.