2012 European Athletics Championships
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The 2012 European Athletics Championships will be held in Helsinki
, Finland
between 27 June and 1 July 2012. Another city that showed interest in hosting the event was Nuremberg
, Germany
, however Helsinki was in pole position during the whole process.
On 9 November 2009 European Athletics Congress made the decision to grant the games for Helsinki. Practically the games are for sure but there is a little condition about the broadcasting of the games.
There will not be racewalking and marathon
competitions.
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
between 27 June and 1 July 2012. Another city that showed interest in hosting the event was Nuremberg
Nuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, however Helsinki was in pole position during the whole process.
On 9 November 2009 European Athletics Congress made the decision to grant the games for Helsinki. Practically the games are for sure but there is a little condition about the broadcasting of the games.
There will not be racewalking and marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
competitions.