The preliminary list of sports in the III European Games program to be held in 2023 in Krakow and Malopolye, Poland, has been announced.
According to Report, the European Olympic Committee (EOC) and the Polish delegation reached the agreement at a Rome, Italy meeting.
The main criteria in determining the final list of sports were whether they have the European Championship status or a license for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. A similar condition will be set during the final talks with each of the relevant European sports federations.
Preliminary list of sports included in the program of the III European Games:
Archery
Synchronized swimming
Badminton
Basketball 3x3
Beach handball
Breakdance
Canoe (ski and canoe, canoe slalom)
Cycling (BMX, highway)
Fencing
Gymnastics
Judo
Karate
Modern pentathlon
Mountain running
Rugby 7
Shooting
Jumping from a trampoline (summer)
Sports climbing
Table tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball (beach volleyball, volleyball)
Weightlifting
Wrestling
The first European Games took place in Baku in 2015, and the second European Games in Minsk, Belarus.