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European Athletics has been relentlessly pursuing ways of creating new opportunities and interest in our sport and has been encouraging the member federations to come up with innovative ideas to make the sport more attractive for both athletes and spectators.

The European Team Championships are the culmination of a lot of research and consultation by European Athletics to the needs and wants of athletics fans, the media and the athletes and we are confident that this formula is a successful one.

The first edition held simultaneously in four different venues last year proved that it is a more than worthy successor to the erstwhile European Cup which begun in the 1960s and served the athletes and nations very well.

The emphasis of this competition is all about the nation and the points individual athletes contribute to their nations rather than the individual results. It is a unique competition and based on the feedback received last year we have fine-tuned some rule changes which we believe will make the event even more exciting and unpredictable.

I am sure that the Athletics Federation of Serbia, which has been entrusted with the 2nd League of this year’s European Team Championship, will present the Serbian public a top quality event.

On behalf of European Athletics, I would like to thank the Athletics Federation of Serbia, the local organisers and the city authorities for their hard work and support in the organisation of the event.

I wish both the participating athletes as well as the Organising Committee a very successful Championship in Serbia.

Hansjorg Wirz

President,
European Athletics

Dear friends from the world of athletics,

as the President of Athletics Federation of Serbia, it is my pleasure and honour to welcome you to my country and its capital city Belgrade.

Organizing European Team Championships 2nd League and having more than 500 athletes, trainers and officials from eight European countries as our guests is a significant international event that we take quite seriously.

Serbia is a friendly, sports-loving country, known for its long tradition of Athletics and its numerous champions. As a modern European capitol, Belgrade proved many times in the past that it has sufficient capacities for hosting major international competitions and I can assure you that this one will be no exception.

Last year, Belgrade was the host of the 25th Universiade, which was ruled as the most successful ever. As a legacy of this event, we now have a stateof- the-art athletic track in the stadium of Athletic Club Red Star, the most modern track in this part of Europe. With our dedication to prepare everything well in advance, all prerequisites are in place for a memorable and highly organized European Team Championships in Belgrade.

On behalf of Athletics Federation of Serbia and members of Organization Committee who put in a lot of effort into the preparations, I wish you best of luck and welcome you to Serbia.

Veselin Jevrosimović

President,
Athletics Federation of Serbia

After a very successful organization of the athletic competition during 25th Universiade in Belgrade and European Junior Championship in the city of Novi Sad, the Athletics Federation of Serbia and the city of Belgrade are ready to host the second edition of the 2nd League of the European Team Championships on 19-20 June 2010 in Serbia.

National teams of Austria, Latvia, Croatia, Israel, Switzerland, Moldova, Slovak Republic and Serbia with over 550 participants will be staying in a famous hotel Continental in Belgrade, from June 17th till June 20th.

Serbia is a country of sports fans, known for its respectable athletics tradition and many athletic champions. The city of Belgrade has adequate capacities for hosting the various international competitions and I am sure that this one will be no exception.

The 2nd League of the European Team Championships will take place on the state-of-the-art athletic track in the stadium of Athletic Club Red Star, the most modern track in this part of Europe which we built for the last year’s sports events.

This event will be an excellent opportunity for all contestants to prepare for the upcoming European Athletics Championship in Barcelona.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee I would like to wish all the participating athletes a very successful Championship and a pleasant stay in Serbia.

Vladimir Lučić

President,
Organizing Committee