To mark the 50th anniversary of hosting the Summertime Olympics, the Olympic Park Munich will be placing on a huge sporting celebration from 11 to 21 August 2022 as it welcomes the European Championships – the most significant event to get place at the Olympic Park considering that the 1972 Summer season Olympics. In excess of the yrs the Olympic Park has witnessed many sporting highlights, including the 1974 FIFA Football Entire world Cup, the 1988 UEFA Soccer European Championships and the 2002 European Athletics Entire world Championships as properly as 30 more globe championships, a dozen European championships and the 2013 X Online games. The Olympic Park Munich has also performed host to concert events by some of the most legendary names in songs, from the Rolling Stones and AC/DC to Pink, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran and Rihanna.
All in all a lot more than 14,000 situations have been held at the Olympic Park Munich since it opened in 1972, but none have been as significant as the European Championships. “We are delighted to have been chosen to host this multi-activity function bringing with each other athletes from throughout Europe. Our group has labored really tricky to reach this, from the bidding method to the negotiations and the funding. I would like to just take this chance to thank the German countrywide government, the regional government of Bavaria and Munich town council. We are looking ahead to a superb anniversary calendar year,” comments Marion Schöne, CEO of the Olympic Park Munich.
The architects of Munich Olympic Park were visionaries – building a multi-functional park in the heart of Munich that has hosted a lot more than 14,000 occasions. Having said that, due to the fact the summertime of 1972, none of those people occasions will assess to August 2022, when much more than 4,000 athletes from throughout Europe will descend on the Bavarian capital to compete for far more than 150 medals in 10 disciplines. So considerably six athletics have been verified: ATHLETICS, Biking, Golf, GYMNASTICS, ROWING and TRIATHLON.
The sustainability of the European Championships 2022 is also certain. Applying pre-current infrastructure, the impression of the Championships on the surroundings will be minimalised. This eco-friendly ethos is further improved thanks to the shut proximity of the venues and great public transportation links concerning the Munich Olympic Park and downtown Munich.
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