Official Website SPAR European Cup 2008

Organisation of competition

The SPAR European Cup will be organised from 21st to 22nd June by the French Athletics Federation (FFA) with the collaboration of the Athletics Club of Annecy, the Departmental Athletic Committee of the Haute-Savoie and the Regional Athletic League of the Rhône-Alpes.
The FFA organises each year many international events. It is famous for its knowledge in this field. In 2007, the European Mountain Running Championships were organised in Cauterets in the Hautes-Pyrénées. In 2006, the indoor European Cup in Liévin as well as the European Cup of Combined Events in Arles were also organised. The last SPAR European Cup organised in France was in 2002… in Annecy. That’s the reason why the town of Annecy and the FFA have decided to be candidate again to organise the European Cup, the third biggest event of the European Athletic Association.

Key figures.

The SPAR European Cup includes:
- 400 athletes
– 10 participating countries
– 8 men’s teams – 8 women’s teams
- 200 officials and supervisory staff, delegation members
- 2 days of competition and 5 days of presence in Annecy
- 400 people on a voluntary basis (judges and volunteers) – 40 technicians – 150 European journalists
- 10 000 spectators expected