What is European Athletics Championships?
The '''European Athletics Championships''' is a biennial (from 2010) [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] event organised by the [[European Athletics Association]].<ref name=eaa_01>{{Citation|title=European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 – STATISTICS HANDBOOK|url=http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/27/31/44/StatisticsHandbookZ%C3%BCrich2014_Neutral.pdf|publisher=[[European Athletics Association]]|access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> It was first held in 1934 in [[Turin]]. The Championships have taken place every four years, with a few exceptions. Since 2010, they have been organised every two years. However in years where with the [[Summer Olympics]], the [[marathon]] and [[racewalking]] events are held, the championships are cancelled. From 2018, European Championships not held in an Olympic year will form part of the [[European Championships (Multi-Sport)|European Championships]]. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:1934 establishments in Europe]] [[Category:Biennial athletics competitions]] [[Category:European championships]] [[Category:1934 in sports]] {{Multistub|sports|europe}}