2023 European Games

The 3rd European Games will be held in Kraków-Małopolska, Poland in 2023.
Shooting sport will appear in the program as agreed by The European Olympic Committee (EOC) and the European Shooting Confederation (ESC).

A total of 450 athletes will compete in 12 individual, 6 Mixed Team and 12 Team events in Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun disciplines over 12 competition days.

“The ESC was one of the first to support the idea of the European Games and gave them a special importance from the very beginning. We managed to ensure the participation of all top European shooters in Baku 2015 and Minsk 2019 editions as well as the allocation of the Olympic quota places there,” noted Vladimir Lisin, ESC President.

“We are happy the EOC appreciated the input of the ESC in the success of the European Games and found a possibility to increase the athletes quota and the number of shooting sport events in the program of the third European Games in Poland,”he continued, “We guarantee the highest quality of our competitions and believe in the success of the 2023 European Games.”

“Our goal is to provide a springboard for our best European athletes from our European Games to the Olympic Games, which follow a year later,” said EOC Acting President Niels Nygaard. “We are pleased that so many Olympic sports also see the value in our continental event, which gives their athletes the opportunity to compete at the very highest level while also getting an authentic taste of the Olympic experience.”

The European Games is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Europe. The Games are owned, regulated and organized by the European Olympic Committees. The Games are held under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the first edition in Baku 2015 was televised in 145 countries around the world.

The European Games help ensure Europe remains at the heart of world sport. Europe’s cities and National Olympic Committees have done so much to drive the world of sport forward. The European Games are a necessary and innovative means of maintaining Europe’s leading position in the world of sport.

A hotbed of sporting innovation, the European Games combine qualification opportunities in Olympic disciplines with non-Olympic disciplines and emerging successes like 3x3 basketball. Whilst behind the scenes, new ways of delivering, covering and enjoying the competitions help pioneer sports development.