Berlin, August 22 (Xinhua) -- The "comprehensive" European Championships, which includes 9 sports such as athletics, gymnastics, cycling, and table tennis, ended all competitions in Munich, Germany, on the 21st, and the German team topped the medal table with a score of 26 gold, 20 silver and 14 bronze, rekindling the Olympic passion in the city that hosted the Summer Olympic Games 50 years ago.
On August 21, the German team took a group photo to celebrate the medal table winner. Image from the official website of the European Championships
The 2022 Munich "Integrated" European Championships include 9 events in athletics, gymnastics, beach volleyball, kayaking, cycling, rowing, rock climbing, table tennis and triathlon for 11 days. Around 400,000 tickets were sold during the competition, and the main area, the Munich Olympic Park, attracted more than 1 million visitors from all over the world. German TV One and German TV Two received the ideal ratings.
According to German media reports, athletes in beach volleyball, rock climbing, triathlon and other sports are very welcome to this comprehensive European championship model, believing that this model can allow the above sports to get more media and public attention, enhance exchanges between various sports, promote each other, and be very friendly to the audience.
This is a group photo of the athletes who won the top three in the women's all-around event of climbing at the European Championships. Image from the official website of the International Climbing Federation
At the same time, the European Swimming Championships were held in Rome, Italy. German national swimming team coach Berkhan even believes that swimming should also be included in this comprehensive European championship.
The general manager of the Munich Olympic Park, Schone, believes that the "integrated" European Championships cannot be expanded without restrictions, and the current holding of these sports has almost reached its limit. "It costs money to run the tournament, and the public finances spend about 100 million euros on it."
Carmeler, vice president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Munich and Upper Bavaria, said in a statement on the 22nd that retail, catering, hotels and other industries have benefited from the event, which has driven hundreds of millions of euros of economic growth.
"By hosting this European Championship, Munich has once again proved that it is a city that can afford to host major multi-events and can benefit from it. The Competition has an attractive and lasting impact on the tourism industry, as well as for entrepreneurs, experts and entrepreneurs in related industries. Kammerer said.
German federal government spokesman Bichner congratulated the German team on its achievements in the European Championships on the 22nd: "60 medals is a very good result. Thank you to the athletes for bringing you a wonderful summer of sports. Munich once again shows the city's passion for sport, both on site and in front of the screen. ”
This is the National Trophy awarded to Germany for the European Championship winner. Image from the official website of the European Championships
Another spokesman for the German federal government, in response to a question about whether Germany is willing to bid for the Olympic Games again, said that the European Championships had proved that sporting events could inspire enthusiasm. The German government supports the idea of a re-olympic bid for the Olympic Games, a process that requires early public involvement, transparency and sustainability, and immediate communication with the German Olympic Sports League (i.e., the German Olympic Committee).