European Championships

Pan-continental athletic contest

European Championships are continental competitions determining the best athlete, team, or nation in Europe for a particular sport.

Nearly every major sport holds one: the UEFA European Championship for football, the European Athletics Championships for track and field, and dozens of others.

The phrase usually appears with a sport name or context indicating which competition is meant: She won gold at the European Championships in gymnastics.

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national team · medals · medal table · qualifiers · nations · group stage · stadiums · opening ceremony · continental · track · field · finals · extra time · penalty shootout · final whistle · gold · silver · bronze

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geographic scope

European ChampionshipsOlympic Games

International multi-sport competition

World Cup · Olympics · global competition · Asian Games · Pan American Games

competition level

European Championshipsrecreational sports

Non-professional physical pastimes

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G