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EVENT BIDDING BRINGING THE BEST TO

YOUR CITY

EVENT BIDDING: BRINGING THE BEST TO YOUR CITY

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EUROPEAN ATHLETICS ON TRACK

WITH EVENT BIDDING STRATEGY

Event Bidding is the first stage in realising the ambition of bringing one of European

Athletics’ events to a city in any of the 51 Member Federation countries.

It is a process of communication and cooperation between European Athletics and the

relevant Member Federation and the city/cities interested.

To summarise the process, European Athletics asks its Member Federations to submit an

annual questionnaire where they summarise the interest they have from their cities in any

of European Athletics’ events, both sporting and non-sporting, over a number of years.

There are then a series of deadlines (each event varies) to formally confirm the

candidatures and submit the bidding documents. The evaluation is next where European

Athletics gives the chance for each interested city to explain their bid before presenting

the final documents and making presentations to the European Athletics Council who

decide on the venues.

European Athletics currently has an event programme of 16 sporting events and 3 non-

sporting events that Member Federations can bid for. Besides the European Athletics

Championships and European Athletics Indoor Championships, it includes the four

leagues of the European Athletics Team Championships, SPAR European Cross Country

Championships, European Athletics U23, U20 and U18 Championships, three leagues of

the European Combined Events Team Championships, European Throwing Cup,

European 10,000m Cup, European Race Walking Cup, European Mountain Running

Championships, five European Champion Clubs Cups, Convention, Congress and CEO

Conference.

For more information on the bidding process, please contact the European Athletics

Office at [email protected].

mailto:[email protected]


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EUROPEAN ATHLETICS EVENTS

European Athletics Championships

The flagship event of European Athletics is organised every two years. The championships

run over five or six days with over 1,500 athletes from 50 Member Federation countries. The

first European Athletics Championships was held in Turin, Italy, in 1934. The championships

have a more compact five-day format when they are held in an Olympic year, no race

walking events are organised and half marathon replace the marathon events.

European Athletics Indoor Championships

The biennial championships are the biggest indoor event organised by European

Athletics. More than the 600 athletes from the 50 European Athletics Member Federations

countries participate in the three-day event.

European Athletics Team Championships

The European Athletics Team Championships are a revolutionary concept that pits joint

men's and women's teams against the best on the continent. The top level consists of the

12 best teams in Europe and is named the European Athletics Team Championships Super

League. The 1st League consists of the next 12 teams in Europe, the 2nd League the next

12 teams and the 3rd League consists of all the remaining teams. The exciting format of

these championships puts more emphasis on the country and team as opposed to

individual athletes. The European Athletics Team Championships are not organised in the

years when the European Athletics Championships are held.

SPAR European Cross Country Championships

The most important cross country event on the European calendar attracts the best cross

country talents from across the continent in U20, under-23 and senior men and women

categories. The first edition of the championships was held in Antrim, Great Britain, in 1994.


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European Athletics U23 Championships

The European Athletics U23 Championships is a biennial outdoor athletics competition for

European athletes in the age group 20-23.



European athletes under the age of 20.



European athletes under the age of 18.

European Combined Events Team Championships

The European Combined Events Team Championships is a track and field competition for

European combined events specialists, with contests in men's decathlon and women's

heptathlon. It is an international team event, where the points of each nation's top three

performers are tallied to form an overall team score. The joint scores of men and women

are used to determine the final teams’ rankings. The European Combined Events Team

Championships takes place in three separate divisions – the Super, First, and Second

Leagues – and nations gain promotion and relegation between the leagues depending

upon their performance. The three-league contest takes place over the same two-day

period held at different European locations. The European Combined Events Team

Championships are not organised in the years when the European Athletics

Championships are held.

European Race Walking Cup

An event dedicated to race walking organised on a biennial basis. The two-day event,

established in 1996, includes a 50km and 20km walk for senior men and a 20km race for

senior women. 10km races for men and women are organised in the U20 category. The

team scores are calculated by aggregating the positions of the first three finishers (senior)

or two finishers (U20). The team with the lowest aggregate of points will be judged the

winner.

European Throwing Cup

The event marks the beginning of the outdoor season for European throwers. Throwing

events such as discus, javelin, hammer and shot put have traditionally been European

strongholds and this annual event gives an early indication of what to expect in the year.


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The points earned by athletes are accumulated to determine the final ranking of

participant teams.

European Mountain Running Championships

The European Mountain Running Championships is an annual international mountain

running race. Inaugurated in 2002, the championships were a seniors-only event until 2009.

The competition now features separate senior and junior (U20) races for both men and

women. Medals are awarded on an individual and national team basis. For the team

competition, the finishing positions of each country's top three runners are combined, and

the team with the smallest cumulative total wins the medals.

European 10,000m Cup

An annual day-long event aimed at improving the level of middle and long-distance

running on the continent. Started in 1997, the event has witnessed memorable

performances from the likes of Paula Radcliffe, Fernanda Ribeiro, Paulo Guerra and Mo

Farah among others.

European Champions Club Cups

The European Champion Clubs Cup is an annual athletics competition between the

European athletics clubs that are the reigning champions at national level. The track and

field event is organised for seniors and juniors (U20) in groups. The groups are based on

promotion and relegation methods. A separate senior and junior (U20) cross country

event for clubs is organised on the first weekend of February.


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LONG TERM PLANNING

Event Bidding - Allocated Events

Events 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

European Athletics

Championships Amsterdam/NED

Berlin/GER

European Athletics

Indoor Championships Belgrade/SRB

Glasgow/GBR

SPAR European Cross

Country

Championships

Chia/ITA Šamorín/SVK

European Athletics

Team Championships -

Super League

Lille/FRA

European Athletics U23

Championships Bydgoszcz/POL


Championships Grosseto/ITA


Championships Tbilisi/GEO Győr/HUN Rieti/ITA

European Athletics


1st League

Vaasa/FIN

European Athletics


2nd League

Tel Aviv/ISR

European Athletics


3rd League

European Combined

Events Team

Championships -

Super League

Tallinn/EST

European Combined

Events Team

Championships - 1st &

2nd League

Monzón/ESP

European Throwing

Cup Arad/ROU

Las Palmas de

Gran Canaria/ESP Leiria/POR

European 10000m Cup Mersin/TUR Minsk/BLR

European Race

Walking Cup Poděbrady/CZE

European Mountain

Running

Championships

Arco/ITA Kamnik/SLO Skopje-

Vodno/MKD

ECCC Cross Country Kastamonu/TUR Albufeira/POR

ECCC Track & Field

Seniors

Mersin/TUR (Gr. A)

Leiria/POR (Gr. B)

Mersin/TUR (Gr. A)

ECCC Track & Field

Juniors

Castellón/ESP (Gr. A)

Leiria/POR (Gr. B)

European Athletics

Convention Funchal/POR Vilnius/LTU Lausanne/SUI


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Event Bidding - Open/Ongoing

Bidding Process

Events 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022

European Athletics

Championships

France Azerbaijan

Georgia Belarus

Great

Britian & NI

Georgia

Hungary

Italy

Poland

Russia *

Spain

Sweden

Ukraine

European Athletics

Indoor

Championships

SPAR European Cross

Country

Championships

Netherlands Denmark

Poland

Portugal

European Athletics

Team

Championships -

Super League

Belarus

Germany

Italy

Spain

Ukraine

European Athletics

U23 Championships

Finland

France

Italy

Lithuania

Romania

Russia *

Spain

Sweden


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Events 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022


Championships

Andorra

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Finland

Hungary

Latvia


Championships

European Athletics


1st League

European Athletics


2nd League

European Athletics


3rd League

Georgia

European Combined

Events Team

Championships -

Super League

European Combined

Events Team

Championships - 1st &

2nd League

European Throwing

Cup

European 10000m Cup

Belarus

Georgia

Latvia

Portugal

Spain

Ukraine

European Race

Walking Cup Poland

European Mountain

Running

Championships

ECCC Cross

ECCC Track & Field

Juniors

FYR

Macedonia


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* Currently suspended by the IAAF.

Events 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022

CEO Conference

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Georgia

Lithuania

FYR

Macedonia

Malta


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Application Timelines

Stages

ECH

Indication in Questionnaire

30 September (7 years)

Bidding Seminar

DURING ECH (6 years)

Confirmation of Candidature


Formal Application

28 February (5 years)

Evaluation Process

March to September (5 years)

Evaluation Visit

Normally - May (5 years)

Decision

November Council (5 years)

EICH



Bidding Seminar

DURING EICH (4 years)


31 March (4 years)

Formal Application


Evaluation Process

October - March (4 years)

Evaluation Visit

Normally - January (3 years)

Decision

May Council (3 years)

EXCH



Bidding Seminar

DURING EXCH (3 years)



Formal Application

30 March (2 years)

Evaluation Process

March to September (2 years)

Evaluation Visit

Normally - May (2 years)

Decision


ETCH Super League OLYMPIC YEAR


30 September (4 years) 30 September (3 years)

Bidding Seminar

DURING ETCH (3 Years) DURING ETCH (2 years)


31 July (3 years) 31 July (2 years)

Formal Application


Evaluations

Normally - November (3 years) Normally Nov. (2 years)

Decision

May Council (2 years) May Council (1 year)

EU23CH



Bidding Seminar

DURING EU23CH (4 years)



Formal Application

15 January (3 years)

Evaluations

Normally - March (3 years)

Decision



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EU20CH



Bidding Seminar

DURING EU20CH (4 years)



Formal Application


Evaluations

Normally - March (3 years)

Decision


EU18CH



Bidding Seminar

BEFORE MARCH (3 Years)


31 March (3 years)

Formal Application


Evaluations

Normally - November (3 years)

Decision


ETCH (other leagues) OLYMPIC YEAR




1 July (1 year) 15 February (1 year)

Formal Application

31 July (1 year) 30 April (1 year)

Decision

EXECUTIVE BOARD EXECUTIVE BOARD

ETCH-CE OLYMPIC YEAR




7 July (1 year) 15 February (1 year)

Formal Application

31 July (1 year) 30 April (1 year)

Decision

EXECUTIVE BOARD EXECUTIVE BOARD

ERWC





Formal Application

28 February (2 years)

Decision

EXECUTIVE BOARD

E10000mC





Formal Application

30 April (2 years)

Decision

EXECUTIVE BOARD


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ETC





Formal Application

30 April (2 years)

Decision

EXECUTIVE BOARD

EMRCH





Formal Application

30 April (2 years)

Decision

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Stages

ECCC Cross Country




31 January (1 year)

Formal Application

31 March (1 year)

Decision

EXECUTIVE BOARD

ECCC Track & Field (Senior)




30 June (1 year)

Formal Application

31 July (1 year)

Decision

EXECUTIVE BOARD

ECCC Track & Field (Junior)




31 October (1 year)

Formal Application

30 November (1 year)

Decision

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Convention




30 April (2 years)

Formal Application

31 August (2 years)

Decision


Congress




30 November (3 years)

Formal Application


Decision

APRIL - CONGRESS (2 years)


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