Olympics-European Games to be major 2028 Olympic qualifying event

FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony - Ancient Olympia, Greece - April 16, 2024 President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee and Member of the nInternational Olympic Committee, Spyros Capralos gives a speech during the flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympics REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

BERLIN (Reuters) - The 2027 European Games in Istanbul will serve as a major qualifying event for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, the head of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) said on Thursday.

The Turkish city will host the fourth edition of the continental multi-sports event after Poland staged the 2023 event with 29 sports. The dates for the 2027 Games have not yet been fixed but they will take place around June.