Poland will host the European Athletics Championships ​for the first time with ‌Silesia chosen as the venue ​for the 2028 ⁠edition, European Athletics confirmed on Friday.

The announcement came on the first ‌day of the European Athletics Council Meeting in ‌Birmingham, host of this ‌year’s ⁠championships in August.

The 2028 ⁠championships will take place at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzow – which ​hosts the annual ‌Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, part of the Diamond League – from June 3-8, one month before ‌the Olympic Games in ​Los Angeles.

“This will be the fourth time the ⁠European Athletics Championships will take place in the same year ‌as the Olympic Games,” European Athletics President Dobromir Karamarinov said in a statement.

“And it is not an exaggeration to say that Silesia ‌2028 will provide us with ​a glimpse into the future.”

Poland is the sixth most ⁠successful nation at the European ⁠Athletics Championships, which were first held in 1934, ‌with 59 gold medals and 185 medals in total.

Published on Apr 24, 2026