Annual Awards Gala
50 new administrations representing 1,500 municipalities worldwide were honored by ACES on December 7th at the Annual Awards Gala held at the European Parliament in Brussels.
Sofia (Bulgaria) was crowned World Capital of Sport 2024, Genoa (Italy) European Capital, and San Juan (Argentina) American Capital.
List of Awardees:
EUROPEAN REGION OF SPORT
CASTILLA LA MANCHA (SPAIN)
1OSIJEK BARANJA (CROATIA)
VENETO (ITALY) PP
EUROPEAN CITY OF SPORT
AIX EN PROVENCE (FRANCE)
ARGANDA DEL REY (SPAIN)
ARRAS (FRANCE)
BASAURI (SPAIN)
HERCEG NOVI (MONTENEGRO)
KAYSERI (TURIKYE)
MANRESA (SPAIN)
PRISHTINA (KOSOVO)
SHTIP (NORTH MACEDONIA)
SUBOTICA (SERBIA)
THESSALONIKI (GREECE)
VLORA (ALBANIA)
VISEU (PORTUGAL)
BEST EUROPEAN CITY OF SPORT 2023
VIANA DO CASTELO (PORTUGAL)
EUROPEAN TOWN OF SPORT
GRADO (SPAIN)
LA NUCIA (SPAIN)
LES FRANQUESES DEL VALLÉS (SPAIN)
MAKARSKA (CROATIA)
PLOUGASTEL (FRANCE)
SANARY SUR MER (FRANCE)
SÉLESTAT (FRANCE)
TARAZONA (SPAIN)
BEST EUROPEAN TOWN OF SPORT 2023
CANDÁS (SPAIN
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY OF SPORT
FLEGRA (ITALY)
CUORE DI VALTELLINA (ITALY)
TATRAS (SLOVAKIA-POLAND)
MAREMMA TOSCANA SUD (ITALY)
PONTINA (ITALY)
TERRA DUE LAGHI (ITALY)
BEST EUROPEAN COMMUNITY OF SPORT 2023
TERRA DELLA LANA (ITALY)
EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF SPORT FOR INTEGRATION AND VOLUNTEERING
ALHAURÍN DE LA TORRE (SPAIN)
MEDITERRANEAN CAPITAL OF SPORT
ALANYA (TURIKYE)
EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CYCLING
MANCHESTER (UK)
AMERICAN CITY OF SPORT
BELÉN (COSTA RICA)
LA TEBAIDA (COLOMBIA)
SOUTH AMERICAN CITY OF SPORT
DIADEMA (BRAZIL)
MANAUS (BRAZIL)
RIO DO SUL (BRAZIL)
AFRICAN CITY OF SPORT
QUELIMANE (MOZAMBIQUE)
WORLD CAPITAL OF SPORT
SOFIA (BULGARIA)
EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF SPORT
GENOVA (ITALY)
AMERICAN CAPITAL OF SPORT
SAN JUAN (ARGENTINA)
EUROPEAN SPORT AND HEALTHY COMPANY
CENIT (COLOMBIA)
FERROVIAL (SPAIN)
