The
European Olympic Committees (EOC) is pleased to announce the first three sports
that have been officially confirmed from the previously announced provisional
list of sports, that will make up a comprehensive and varied sports programme,
including a number of Olympic Sports, for the European Games Kraków-Małopolska
2023.
Canoe, Taekwondo and Modern Pentathlon have been officially included for the
third edition of the Games, considered a major stepping stone for Europe’s best
athletes en route to the following year’s Olympic Games, in this case Paris
2024.
“We are delighted that the first three sports to be officially added to
Kraków-Małopolska will also be at the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris,” said chair
of the EOC Coordination Commission for the 2023 European Games Hasan Arat
(TUR). “Their inclusion on the programme will offer valuable Olympic
qualification opportunities for our European athletes.”
Commenting on the individual sports, EOC Sports Director Peter Brüll
highlighted the key benefits of inclusion at the European Games. “Canoe Slalom
as well as Modern Pentathlon will make their debuts at the European Games and
both sports will act as European Championship events offering qualification
opportunities for Paris.”
It will be the second appearance at the Games for Taekwondo, which featured as
part of the sports programme in Baku 2015, and will offer the highest number of
ranking points for aspiring Olympians at any continental event.
Jozef Liba (SVK), one of two deputy chairs on the EOC’s Coordination
Commission, has been tasked with the responsibility of negotiating with the
Federations for the make-up of the sports programme.
“We know that it has been a difficult year for federations, and we are very
pleased with the discussions and the interest that we have had from sports
looking to be a part of the programme in 2023,” Liba said. “It shows the great
value that these Games have, and we are looking forward to continued
discussions with a number of other federations and announcing more sports for
Kraków-Małopolska in the coming weeks.”
Ongoing negotiations continue with the European Federations that have already
signed MoUs as well as the others on the provisional sports programme, and all
agreements are expected to be finalised by the end of the year.
EUROPEAN
OLYMPIC COMMITTEES
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