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| Host city | Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Nations | 50 (expected) |
| Opening | 16 June 2027 |
| Closing | 27 June 2027 |
| Opened by | Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Turkey (expected) |
| Main venue | Atatürk Olympic Stadium |
| Website | https://sporteurope.org/eg/ |
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The4th European Games (Turkish:4. Avrupa Oyunları), also known as the2027 European Games orIstanbul 2027 (Turkish:İstanbul 2027), is an upcoming fourth edition of theEuropean Games planned to be held from 16 June to 27 June 2027 inIstanbul, Turkey.[1]
In October 2022, leading officials at theEuropean Olympic Committees (EOC) claimed that they are closing in on securing a host for the 2027 European Games.[2]Spain,France andPortugal had been touted as potential bidders.[3]Split,Croatia had also expressed in interest in hosting the games.[4]
In October 2023, Istanbul indicated it intends to host the 2027 European Games and the 2027European Para Championships, as part of a long-term bid to host the2036 Olympic andParalympic Games.[5][6][7] Plans to bring backgymnastics andswimming events to the 2027 games were also revealed.[8][9] Istanbul's goal for the games was a result of bidding for the2000,2008, and2020 Summer Olympics, but they were ultimately defeated bySydney,[10]Beijing,[11] andTokyo.[12][13]
A delegation from Istanbul presented their plans to host the 2027 games at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the EOC on 7 February 2024 inMadrid. Following the presentation, EOC president Spyros Capralos stated that Istanbul had the necessary infrastructure to host the games, and he was planning to visit the city to discuss the bid further.[14] The EOC officially confirmed Istanbul as host city on 27 March 2024, which was announced during a press conference organised byMayor of IstanbulEkrem İmamoğlu.[1][15] On 16 May 2024, a committee from Turkey, accompanied by İmamoğlu, flew to Italy, where parties signed an agreement that formalised the Host City Contract, officially setting that Istanbul will host the 4th European Games.[16]
On 28 February 2025, the European Olympic Committees,Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, and theTurkish National Olympic Committee signed the Host City Contract at the 54th EOC General Assembly inFrankfurt.[17]
| City | Nation | Votes |
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| Istanbul |  Turkey | Unanimous |
In 2023,European Athletics president Dobromir Karamarinov stated that plans were being made for the2027 European Athletics Team Championships to be part of the 2027 European Games, in Istanbul.[18]
In March 2024, it was reported that theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) have been in touch with the event organisers to includecricket in the 2027 European Games.[19] Cricket will make its return to the Olympic program in the2028 Summer Olympics inLos Angeles, and its potential inclusion could act as the European qualifiers event.
On 3 March 2025, it was announced thatweightlifting was added to programme of the 2027 European Games.[20]
In February 2026, a total of 43 qualification systems for the2028 Summer Olympics were published by theInternational Olympic Committee, and the qualification systems for sports that offer direct quotas for the 2027 European Games include archery, sport climbing, modern pentathlon, shooting, squash (which would make its European Games debut) and triathlon. Additional sports may be included if any European championships instead offer Olympic qualification though these Games.[21]
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All 50 National Olympic Committees who are members of the European Olympic Committees are expected to send delegations.
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