15 sports included in the calendar of the II European Games in Minsk
The sports schedule now needs to be approved by many international structures and television.
– The competition schedule for the II European Games is more than 90% prepared. There may be some changes, but they will not be global, – said the chief expert.
The meeting in Minsk also discussed the interaction of the sports component with other aspects of the organization of the European Games. As Asimakis Asimakopoulos noted, Belarus has significant experience in hosting major competitions, the country has high starting positions in preparation, and the EOC finds full mutual understanding with the directorate during the preparation for the European forum in 2019.
Belarus received the right to host the II European Games at the 45th meeting of the General Assembly of the European Olympic Committees, which took place in Minsk in October 2016.
The program of the European Games, which will be held from June 21 to 30, 2019, includes 15 sports: badminton, basketball 3x3, boxing, wrestling (Greco-Roman, freestyle, women's), cycling (track and road), gymnastics (artistic, rhythmic, acrobatic, aerobic, and trampoline), canoe sprint, judo, karate, athletics, sambo, archery, shooting (rifle and shotgun), table tennis, beach soccer. Athletes will compete for 189 sets of medals in 23 sports disciplines.