Sports Minister Miki Zohar: "We have a great country and everyone who comes will see it" Chairman Revital Gluska Cohen: "This is a dream I dreamed of". 800 athletes and staff will come, broadcasting to 160 million households, which will enable exposure of the beautiful Israel.

The winners of the European Championships will go to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. The press conference held at the Kfar Maccabiah Hotel was attended by the President of the. European Swimming Federation (LEN), Antonio Silva.