European athletics will seriously lean east over the coming years. Meeting in Frankfurt, the Council of the European Athletics Association awarded Belgrade the organization of the European indoor championships in 2017. The capital of Serbia was in competition with Torun, in Poland, and Istanbul. During the same meeting, it was decided that the 2016 European Cadet Championships, the first in history, would be held in Tbilisi, Georgia. This application was preferred to that of Rieti, Italy.
— Published on May 5, 2014
