European Cup (athletics)

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The European Cup (formally known as the Bruno Zauli Cup) first took place in Stuttgart, Germany in 1965. It now takes place once every two years. The 2006 event (the 27th) took place in Málaga, Spain and attracted over 2000 athletes from 49 countries. The mascot for the 2006 games was "Manolito" the Octopus, it was chosen from the drawings submitted in a contest aimed at Andalusian schoolchildren, the winner was Eva Simancas Rubio, aged 11 from ‘Julio Caro Baroja’.

[edit] The Stadium

The Athletics Stadium Ciudad de Málaga is located in the city’s western area, and is easily accessible by road, not far from the Airport and in front of the ‘José María Martín Carpena’ Sports Hall.