Poland has been selected as the host nation for the European Athletics Championships in 2028.

The next edition of the biennial event will be staged in the Polish city of Silesia from 3 to 8 June in the Silesian Stadium, one month before the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

This will be the first time that the European Athletics Championships will be held on Polish soil in the event's 92-year history.

However, Poland has been a regular host of several European Athletics events over the last decade, including the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships, 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships, and the 2019, 2021, and 2023 European Athletics Team Championships.

European Athletics CEO Christian Milz said: “Over the past decade, Silesia has established itself as one of Europe’s leading hosts of major athletics events, consistently delivering competitions of the highest standard.

“This demonstrable track record, and Silesia’s excellently detailed bid for the 2028 European Athletics Championships, gives us confirmation that Silesia will stage a championship of the very highest quality in 2028.” 

The 2026 European Athletics Championships will be held in Birmingham, Great Britain from August 10 to 16. The 2024 edition was staged in Rome.

Poland is the sixth most successful nation in European Athletics Championships history with 59 gold medals and 185 medals in total. In 2024, the country won six medals, including two gold medals.