The biennial championships are the biggest indoor event organised by European Athletics.
More than the 600 athletes from the 51 European Athletics Member Federations participate in the three/four-day event.
First held as a Championships in 1970, the competition was held annually until 1990 and then switched to being held every two years, usually across the first weekend in March.
The most recent Championships were held in Torun, Poland in 2021 and the next European Athletics Indoor Championships will be held in Istanbul, Turkey between 2-5 March.