Munich poised to host iconic European multi-sport showdown on 50th anniversary of Olympic Games

Munich's magical sporting history makes it the perfect backdrop for the multi-sport European Championships to build on the foundations laid in 2018 and capture the hearts of the continent once again, according to organisers. Nine sports will take centre stage for 11 action-packed days in the historic German city from 11th to 21st August as athletics, cycling and gymnastics' European showdowns are infused with newer kids on the block such as sport climbing, table tennis and canoe sprint.

Ad The trailblazing innovation is the brainchild of sports administrators Paul Bristow and Marc Joerg — Co-Founders and Managing Directors of European Championships Management — who first devised the idea more than 10 years ago before battling through broadcasting barriers and resistance to the status quo to put the wheels in motion for the inaugural multi-sport showpiece in Glasgow and Berlin four years ago. AthleticsCoach Minichiello banned for life over sexually inappropriate conduct10 MINUTES AGO Munich is now poised to enjoy its place in the sun as European eyeballs pivot to the city celebrating the 50th anniversary of it hosting the 1972 Olympic Games.

The city's iconic Olympiapark will function as the epicentre of this week's event and Bristow, whose international sports marketing and programming expertise has spanned 20 seasons of the UEFA Champions League, three FIFA World Cups, two Olympic Games and numerous World and European Championships, is relishing the prospect of embracing half a century of sporting nostalgia. He said: «I'm incredibly excited.

»Our team on the ground are seeing Munich really come to life — and the iconic Olympiapark from the 1972 Olympic Games is looking like a major event stage again. «It's no secret the