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). 

It will start in January and run for 15 months. To date, more than 400 sports organisations in Europe have benefited from SIGGS 3.0 to improve their integrity, autonomy, and governance. The first meeting be held place on 25 and 26 January.

The President of the European Olympic Committee (also serving as the President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee) was honoured with the Honorary Gratia Medal by the City of Krakow for his contribution to the promotion and development of the city through the organization of the European Games held in the Polish city last summer.

Alistair Brownlee is one of the greatest triathletes in history, with two gold medals in the Summer Olympics, London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016. He also won two golds at the Triathlon World Championships in 2009 and 2011, along with five medals in European competitions. Additionally, he secured two silver medals in the Ironman distance in 2018 and 2019.

World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinós is confident that the sport will feature at the 2027 European Games following positive talks at the European Olympic Committees (EOC) General Assembly.

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.

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.

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.