Eastern Europe

The Fiba Europe division of basketball’s global governing body has confirmed Finland, Israel, Romania and Turkey as co-hosts of the EuroBasket 2017 national team tournament and announced hosts for a series of youth events.

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has outlined plans for the restructuring of its beach volleyball events programme, while Poland has been confirmed as the host country for next year’s Volleyball World League Finals.

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has adopted a new co-hosting model for its Volleyball Men’s World Championship by awarding the 2018 edition of the national team event to Italy and Bulgaria.

The Bulgarian capital of Sofia has been named host city of the 2017 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships and the 2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, while the 2018 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships will take place in Antwerp, Belgium.

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Sebastian Coe has praised the support of national associations after confirming that the world governing body has received seven letters of interest in staging two events that were stripped from Russia.

Budapest will press ahead with its bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games after the Hungarian capital’s city council rejected a proposal from an opposition council member to hold a referendum on whether or not the city should seek to stage the multi-sport showpiece.

The Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) has claimed 16 European countries have agreed to back Budapest’s bid for the 2024 Olympic Games.

The International Handball Federation (IHF) has awarded its 2021 Men’s World Championship to Egypt, while the 2023 edition of the national team competition will be co-hosted by Poland and Sweden.

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced that the 2019 edition of its men's Softball World Championship will take place in the Czech Republic cities of Prague and Havlickuv Brod, with the women's event being staged in Chiba, Japan.

Motorcycling’s Speedway World Championships has extended its agreement with Gorzów, Poland, one of its host cities.

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has confirmed that six cities from three continents have lodged bids to host the 2018 edition of its World Championships.

The Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) has said there are no plans to hold a referendum on Budapest’s bid for the 2024 summer Olympic Games, despite a recent newspaper poll suggesting citizens in the country would favour such a move.

Energy and financial services company CEFC China has become the majority shareholder of Czech First League top-tier football club Slavia Prague.

Champions Hockey League (CHL) chief executive Martin Baumann has expressed his frustration surrounding the competition’s ongoing efforts to integrate the Kontinental Hockey League’s (KHL) clubs and create a true heavyweight tournament for European ice hockey.

MotoGP’s commercial rights holder Dorna Sports has reached a deal to keep the popular Czech Grand Prix at the iconic Brno circuit for the next five years.

With four other strong bids already on the table, Elisha Chauhan asks whether Budapest’s campaign is strong enough to host the 2024 Olympics.