The participating sports of the multi-sport European Championships came together to confirm their long-term commitment to the new generation event and discuss how to build on the success of Munich 2022 over the next three editions (2026, 2030, 2034).

The President of the Union Européenne de Cyclisme, Enrico Della Casa, today signed a long-term agreement with European Championships Management (ECM) confirming the presence of Cycling in the sports programme of the 2026, 2030, and 2034 editions of the European Championships.

Munich 2022 local organisers have published their final sustainability report, with all German stakeholders united in hailing the ‘great success’ of the new generation multi-sport event’s environmental, social, and economic sustainability initiatives and impact.

The European Championships Munich 2022 has been awarded 1st place in the category ‘Venue & Event’ in this year’s SPOBIS GmbH Award for Sustainability in Sport, at the awards ceremony on 31 May.

The multi-sport European Championships Munich 2022 achieved a cumulative audience reach of 5.3 billion across TV, online media, print media, and social media, according to research carried out by Nielsen Sports.

Once the dust had settled, the main stakeholders of the European Championships Munich 2022 were quick to praise the second edition of the new generation multi-sport event.

Looking back on Munich 2022, one thinks of some of the great sporting moments and who stood on the podium and won one of the 176 coveted gold medals. Some athletes won three golds, the youngest medallist was 16 and the oldest 59. And there were two podium sweeps.

The final curtain fell on many an illustrious career at Munich 2022. For three German greats, the home European Championships proved to be the perfect stage for their farewell to professional sport: Decathlete Artur Abele, gymnast Kim Bui and cyclist Lisa Brennauer offered the audience memorable and emotional final performances.

The multi-sport European Championships Munich 2022 was record-breaking in many ways. We look back on Championship Records that were broken during the 11 days of spectacular sporting action.

Four athletes managed to win three gold medals, two countries swept the podium. But who were the oldest and youngest medal winners at the European Championships Munich 2022? They were 16-year-old gymnast Angelina Andreoli and 59-year-old table tennis player Xia Lian Ni. Quite the age gap!

Over 11 magical days in August, The Roofs festival in the Olympiapark was undoubtably the ‘10th sport’ of the European Championships Munich 2022. A stunning opening night saw 55,000 people come to the park to enjoy performances from German stars such as Sportfreunde Stiller and Marteria ahead of the sports action starting. So, what else happened in the days that followed? Let’s wind back time and take stock.