2024 European Athletics Championships

26th European Athletics Championships
Dates7–12 June 2024[1]
Host cityRome, Italy
VenueStadio Olimpico
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events49
Official websitewww.roma2024.eu
Italy won 24 medals, the most all participating countries. Lorenzo Simonelli (pictured) won both an individual and a relay gold medal.

The 26th European Athletics Championships were held from 7 to 12 June 2024 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy.[2]

It was the third time Italy staged this sporting event after the inaugural 1934 edition in Turin, for men only, and the 1974 edition at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Thus, the city and the venue hosted the event for the second time after 50 years. Stadio Olimpico staged also the 1960 Olympic Games and 1987 World Championships in Athletics. The venue was renovated in 1990 and holds up to 70,000 spectators.

On 10 November 2020, the European Athletic Association (EAA) chose Rome at its 160th Council Meeting held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Italian capital was preferred to the city of Katowice in Poland.[3]

  1. ^ "Roma 2024, gli Europei decollano da Monaco".
  2. ^ "Roma 2024 European Athletics Championships dates announced". European Athletics. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Rome to stage 2024 European Athletics Championships". European Athletics. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2023.

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