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Barcelona welcomes Europe's best athletics

This summer, Barcelona will be hosting the 20th European Athletics Championship as of 26 July to 1 August. This sports event will revive the spirit of the Olympic Games in 1992.

farah2.jpg20 years ago Barcelona was the host of the Olympic Games. Since that time, the city has built numerous sport facilities as well as an Olympic Village on the Montjuic mountain right above the city. As in 1992, Barcelona is expected to be destination for plenty of sport enthousiasts from around the globe. Therefore Barcelona hotels and apartments in Barcelona will be almost sold out at that time.

Those of you who will be there at that time, will have the possibility to see some of the most popular sportsmen. Among them, Yelena Isinbayeva, World Record-Holder and Olympic pole vault champion; Sebastian Bayer, indoor long jump European Champion; Ariane Friedrich, indoor high jump European Champion; Philips Idowu, triple jump World Champion and Marta Domínguez, 3,000 m steeplechase World Champion.

Tickets for the European Champoinship have been on sale since the beginning of the year. They can be bought online at Servicaixa. There are different ticket options, from 1-day-ticket to a week-ticket, you will be able to find the ticket that suits to you. Prices range from 600, 300, 120 to 60 Euros.

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