The European athletics Championships will be hosted by the city of Birmingham.
The Alexander Stadium, which hosted the Commonwealth Games in the city earlier this year, will be the site of the event.
The Championships have never been held in the UK.
Jack Buckner said it was great news for athletics.
The UKA has held a long time wish to deliver this event and we thank European Athletics for their faith in us.
The vision for the Championships is about record-breaking ticket sales and an amazing atmosphere for athletes to be inspired.
We have promised to deliver an amazing, innovative and game-changing Championships, and we are excited we can now put this plan into action.
The event would have been hosted by Budapest, but they decided against it.
Sally Munday, UK Sport's chief executive, said that the British public will get behind the athletes and create a brilliant atmosphere at the Alexander Stadium.
The economic and social benefits of hosting big sporting events in this country and hosting this mega- event will deliver huge benefits for the city of Birmingham.
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