Zurich to host 2014 European Athletics Championships

European Athletics has awarded the 2014 European Athletics Championships to the Swiss city of Zurich.

The European Athletics Council made the unanimous decision this morning after the Swiss athletics federation and city of Zurich presented their candidacy to host the 22nd edition of the event.

Zurich will be the second Swiss city to hold European Athletics' flagship event after country capital Bern hosted the fifth edition of the championships in 1954.

European Athletics President Hansjörg Wirz, who is Swiss, said: "We are very pleased to confirm that Zurich will be the hosts of the European Athletics Championships in 2014.

"Athletics is a hugely popular sport in Switzerland and we have been assured today that we can look forward to a fantastic event."

The 2010 European Athletics Championships will take place in Barcelona from July 26 to August 1. The 2012 championships are scheduled for Helsinki, Finland, from June 27 to July 1.