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21 September 2018, 18:01

EOC launches Candidature Process for 3rd European Games

MINSK, 21 September (BelTA) – The European Olympic Committees (EOC) has announced the opening of the Candidature Process for the 3rd edition of the European Games due in 2023, BelTA learned from the press service of the Directorate of the Second European Games.

The Candidature Process, which was approved during a meeting of the EOC Executive Committee in Stockholm, will begin with a dialogue phase, in line with measures initiated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Olympic Agenda 2020.

The EOC invites any city or cities interested in hosting Europe's premier multisport event to enter into a discussion with their National Olympic Committees and the EOC.

“We have already received interest in hosting the 3rd European Games from all over Europe but now that the official procedure is underway, we would like to speak in greater detail with interested parties to explore how the European Games could most benefit their cities and citizens,” EOC President Janez Kocijancic said. “We are confident that in terms of value for money and outlay required, the European Games represent an excellent opportunity.”

Taking place every four years, the European Games aim to deliver an elite event that celebrates Europe's finest athletes. “We believe in cost-efficient, sustainable Games at the level of quality second only to the Olympic Games. In Minsk, for example, only one of the 12 venues being used to host the Games had to be built from scratch. We work closely with the hosts from the very beginning to ensure that the cities and countries come away from the Games with as many positive, long-lasting legacies as possible,” Janez Kocijancic stressed.

The closing date for the submission of Bid Documents is 28 February 2019. The host city of the 2023 European Games will be announced ahead of the European Games Minsk 2019 so that the new host city can learn from the Belarusian colleagues.

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