The President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee, Spyros Capralos will be the Chair of the EOC Coordination Commission for the second edition of the European Games in 2019 in Minsk, Belarus.

The decision was taken last 26 January by unanimous approval at the first EC meeting for 2017, hosted by the IOC in Lausanne.

Capralos is taking on the same role he occupied from 2013-2015 for the inaugural European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.

On Capralos’s appointment, Kocijančič said:

“Spyros’s chairing of the Baku 2015 Coordination Commission was very impressive and we are delighted that he is able to continue in this role for Minsk 2019. We are very excited that preparations for the second European Games are gathering speed in Minsk.”

EOC Coordination Commission Chair for Minsk 2019, Spyros Capralos, said:

“I am very happy to be taking on this responsibility once again. The Coordination Commission has a vital role to play in shaping the final concept of the European Games and my work starts with immediate effect. My commission members will make sure that the EOC’s experience of delivering Baku 2015 is passed on to the Minsk 2019 European Games Organising Committee.”

The Coordination Commission – whose composition will soon be completed – is expected to visit to Minsk is the spring.

The organisation of the second European Games was entrusted to Minsk, last October, when the EOC General Assembly welcomed the invitation from the NOC of Belarus.