Togay Bayatli died on 2 April 2024 at the age of 85. He was awarded the OC Merit Award, the Gold Medal of the French Ministry of Sport, the FIFA Centennial Medal of Honour and the Burhan Felek Press Service Award.

Europe started hosting the continental games later than Asia, America and Africa. In 2012, the Association of European Olympic Committees decided that a separate competition should be held for European athletes and did its first edition in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The fourth edition of the European Games will be held in Istanbul, in 2027. This was the unanimous decision of the Executive Committee of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) at its meeting on 20th March.

The European Olympic Committees (EOC) will strengthen their commitment to safe sport and gender equality at a three-day conference bringing together 24 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in Brussels between on 6-8 March.

The Executive Committee (ExCo) of the European Olympic Committee (EOC) met for the first time in Madrid on 6 February. The meeting was hosted by the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE). 

The European Olympic Committees have confirmed the candidates for the EOC Athletes' Commission who will be elected on November 7 in the Italian capital of Rome. Thirteen athletes from across Europe have stepped forward to be a part of the Athletes' Commission, and four of them will be voted on by representatives of athletes from European National Olympic Committees attending the EOC Athletes' Forum in Italy.

The European Games was a heavy focus of the second day of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) General Assembly here, where it was reported Kraków-Małopolska 2023 was the most "cost-efficient" of the three editions to date.

Former Polish Olympic Committee (PKOL) President Andrzej Kraśnicki has been awarded the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Order of Merit at the General Assembly here.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has told the European Olympic Committees (EOC) General Assembly here its recommended conditions for the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes as individual neutrals are "non-negotiable".

The European Olympic Committees' (EOC) Piotr Nurowski Prize has been jointly awarded for the first time, with German rhythmic gymnast Darja Varfolomeev and Turkish swimmer Kuzey Tunçelli revealed as the winners here.

Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has revealed plans to formalise the Turkish city's bid for the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the 2027 European Games at a European Olympic Committees (EOC) gala dinner here attended by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.

The European Olympic Committees (EOC) General Assembly has approved constitutional changes here, including term limits for the Executive Committee and a move to appoint a chief executive early next year.

This year's Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly will not be rearranged after its cancellation in Bali, it has been revealed here.

On the eve of hosting the European Olympic Committees (EOC) General Assembly here, interest has been revealed from Istanbul in staging the 2027 European Games.