Berlin to Host 2018 European Athletics Championship

November 4, 2013

The European Athletics Council (EAC) has announced that the 2018 European Athletics Championships will be held in Berlin.

The announcement came at the EAC summit in Zurich after seeing presentations from the German Athletics Federation and the city of Berlin.

Berlin, drugs which will be the third German city to host the event, was the sole bidder after 10 other cities entered the bidding process before withdrawing over time.

EAC president Hansjoerg Wirz said: “They have impressed us today with a fantastic interactive presentation. We are convinced that Berlin 2018 will be a great event.”