The inaugural edition of the multi-sport event brings together the existing European Championships for aquatics, cycling, gymnastics, rowing and triathlon along with a new golf team competition.

Scheduled to take place next year from August 2 to 12, it is described as a new highlight on the global sporting calendar.

At the same time, Germany's capital Berlin will host the European Athletics Championships.

Swimmer Hannah Miley, winner of the Commonwealth Games 400 metres individual medley gold medal at Glasgow 2014, believes the Championships will bring back memories.

"Having the European Championships on home soil will be brilliant," said Miley.

"The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow is still a very strong memory for me and that will never, ever leave me.

"It's not often, as athletes, that you get a major championships with a home crowd, and it really does make all the difference.

"It can be the difference between fourth place and third, you raise your game when you've got a home crowd cheering you.

"It's going to be like a mini-Olympics or Commonwealth Games.

"It really helps to keep the camaraderie between sportspeople alive - it's not just about swimming, and I think getting behind the other GB athletes across the board is really important."

Attendances of around 250,000 are expected for the six sports.

Cyclist Callum Skinner, an Olympic gold and silver medallist in the team sprint gold and sprint at Rio 2016, believes competing in front of a home crowd will be an added bonus to compete at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow.

"I always love competing at home," he said.

"As a venue, when I was growing up there was only one velodrome and it was outdoors, and we’ve always fought for an indoor facility like we have at Glasgow.

"To have that for Scottish kids to develop is amazing in itself, but to get the opportunity to compete there is an added bonus.

"It’s a venue that means so much to me, I know how much it means for the kids to have an indoor facility, and to have the home crowd is really special."

People can buy tickets for 84 sessions of sport starting at £10 ($13/€11.50) for adults and £5 ($6.50/€6) for under-16s and over 60s.

Tickets for all events can be purchased here and will be sold on a first come first served basis, with fans encouraged to book early to avoid disappointment.

There are also a number of free events including the cycling road race and open water swimming.