European Games Set to be Held in Netherlands in 2019

Netherlands is set to host the second edition of the European Games as they are to be nominated as hosts by the European Olympic Committee (EOC) will Saturday.

The EOC will hold a special assembly in Turkey to hear the final proposals from the Dutch Olympic Committee and to give final approval.

“While the EOC has identified our preferred hosts for 2019 we will continue to have conversations in parallel with other national Olympic committees who have expressed an interest in bringing a European Games to their country," said Pat Hickey, the president of the EOC.

According to the EOC, they interest from six candidates to host the 2019 Games, but it appears the Dutch bid is the only one standing.

The Dutch cities of Amsterdam, The Hague and Eindhoven are believed to be the cities in the running to stage the game in the country.

The inaugural European Games will get underway in Baku in June.