| Sport | Athletics |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| No. of teams | 11 [1] (2008) |
| Continent | Europe |
The European Athletics Indoor Cup was a biennial (formerly annual) athletics sporting event that first took place in 2003 in Leipzig, Germany, where it was also organized the following year. The 3rd edition was held in 2006, in order to be held every two years to alternate with the European Indoor Championships in Athletics, but had its final edition in 2008. [2] The event was organized by the European Athletic Association (EAA). [2]
The purpose of the competition was to provide an international team competition at an indoor track and field event. [3]
| Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |||||
| 2003 | Leipzig |  Germany | 15 February 2003 | Leipzig Arena [4] |  Spain |  Russia |
| 2004 [5] | Leipzig | Germany | 14 February 2004 | Leipzig Arena [4] |  France | Russia |
| 2006 [6] | Liévin | France | 5 March 2006 | Stade Couvert Régional [7] | France | Russia |
| 2008 [8] | Moscow | Russia | 16 February 2008 | CSKA Arena [9] | Russia | Russia |
The European Athletics Indoor Championships is a biennial indoor track and field competition for European athletes that is organised by the European Athletic Association. It was held for the first time in 1970, replacing the European Indoor Games, its predecessor event first held in 1966.
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The 2004 European Athletics Indoor Cup was held on 14 February 2004 at the Arena Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany. It was the second edition of the indoor track and field meeting for international teams, which featured the eight top performing nations from the 2003 European Cup. It was the second consecutive year that the event was held at the venue, following on from a successful hosting of the 2003 European Athletics Indoor Cup.
The 2008 European Athletics Indoor Cup was held on 16 February 2008 at the CSKA Universal Sports Hall in Moscow, Russia. It was the fourth and final edition of the indoor track and field meeting for international teams, which featured the six top performing nations from the 2007 European Cup and the top two from the European Cup First League. Great Britain and Northern Ireland did not send either a men's or women's team and they were replaced by Ukraine and Spain, respectively. The men's team from Greece also opted not to participate and they were replaced by Sweden. The host nation won both the men's and women's competitions.
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The 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held between 3 and 5 March 2017 at the Kombank Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. This was the second time this event was held in the city after the 1969 edition then known as the European Indoor Games, and the first time in more than 30 years that the competition was held in Eastern Europe. The three-day competition featured 13 men's and 13 women's athletics events and took place over two morning and three afternoon sessions.
The 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held between 1 and 3 March 2019 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. This was the second time this event was held in the city after the 1990 edition and the third time it was held in the United Kingdom, following the 2007 Edition in Birmingham, England. The three-day competition featured 13 men's and 13 women's athletics events and took place over three morning and three afternoon sessions.
