150,000 tickets already sold for the European Athletics Championships – European Athletics – News

The organisers of the Berlin 2018 European Athletics Championships have announced that 150,000 tickets have now been sold for the European Athletics Championships.

Berlin 2018 will take place between 7-12 August as part of the first multi-sport European Championships happening between 2-12 August with co-hosts Glasgow hosting six sports.

Tickets can be purchased online here.

„This is the second important step after the 100,000 mark. We are very satisfied with that, which has never been seen six months before the start of a European Athletics Championship,“ said Frank Kowalski, Managing Director of the European Athletics Championship.

„With 48 disciplines over the six-day event, the European Championships confirm their incomparable diversity. As part of the European Championships, with a total of seven different sports, we can confidently talk about a sports festival in both Berlin and Glasgow.

The organisers of Berlin 2018 have also launched their event motto: “THE SPORTING FESTIVAL” which is being accompanied by a campaign featuring Robert Harting and Carolin Schaefer. The “FESTIVAL-Ticket” can also be purchased for 25 euros.

Of the 150,000 tickets sold so far, more than 30 percent were sold to spectators from abroad with orders from 46 countries. „The target is about 350,000 spectators,“ added Kowalski.

More information on the 2018 European Championships:  

– The Berlin 2018 European Athletics Championships will be part of the first multi-sport European Championships along with co-hosts Glasgow.

– It will be a must-watch, must-attend experience that elevates the status of European Champions, uniting existing European Championships to celebrate the highest honour in European sport and celebrating the defining moments that create Champions.

– It is the continent’s ultimate multi-sport event, an 11-day celebration of European sport staged every four years.

– Seven of Europe’s leading sports (athletics, aquatics, rowing, golf, cycling, gymnastics, triathlon) will be brought together for the first edition.

– The European Athletics Championships in Berlin will be staged 7-12 August. The six other sports will be staged in Glasgow through 2-12 August.

– 4500 athletes and 52 nations will compete across the seven sports.

– Potential TV audience of over one billion with millions more across multiple digital platforms.

– Over half a million spectators expected.

European Athletics – News

Picture: The 2018 European Athletics Championships will be part of the inaugural edition of the multi-sport European Championships, embracing seven sports, which will be held in Glasgow and Berlin during the first half of August 2018. The European Championships is a major new multi-sport event taking place every four years fully supported by Europe’s free-to-air broadcasters, which aggregates the existing senior continental championships of Athletics (European Athletics), Aquatics (LEN), Cycling (UEC), Gymnastics (UEG), Rowing (FISA), Triathlon (ETU), with a new Golf Team Championships (ET & LET) – all unified under a common brand.