{"id":376,"date":"2012-05-05T14:09:52","date_gmt":"2012-05-05T14:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/track\/?p=376"},"modified":"2025-08-15T07:58:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T07:58:43","slug":"prague-to-host-2015-european-indoors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/track\/news\/prague-to-host-2015-european-indoors","title":{"rendered":"Prague to host 2015 European Indoors"},"content":{"rendered":"

European Athletics has awarded the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships to Prague.<\/p>\n

The European Athletics Council made the decision Saturday after the Czech athletics federation presented their candidacy to host the 33rd edition of the event.<\/p>\n

European Athletics<\/a> President Hansj\u00f6rg Wirz said, “We are very pleased to confirm that Prague will be the hosts of the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 2015.”<\/p>\n

Czech athletics federation President Libor Varhanik said to the Council, \u201cThank you very much for putting your trust in us, and we welcome you all to Prague in 2015.\u201d<\/p>\n

Olympic javelin champion and world record holder Barbora \u0160pot\u00e1kov\u00e1 was among the Prague delegation which made its final presentation to the Council.<\/p>\n

The decision was made at the 132nd European Athletics Council meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria.<\/p>\n

Istanbul were the other candidate city that presented their bid during the meeting.<\/p>\n

Prague hosted the 1967 European Indoor Games, the precursor to the European Athletics Indoor Championships, and the 1978 European Athletics Championships.<\/p>\n

The next European Athletics Indoor Championships are scheduled for G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, 1-3 March 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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