April 24 (Reuters) - Poland ⁠will host the European Athletics Championships ⁠for the first time with Silesia ‌chosen as the venue for the 2028 edition, European Athletics confirmed on Friday.

The announcement came on the ​first day of the European ⁠Athletics Council Meeting ⁠in Birmingham, host of this year's championships in ⁠August.

The ‌2028 championships will take place at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzow - ⁠which hosts the annual Kamila Skolimowska ​Memorial, part ‌of the Diamond League - from June 3-8, ⁠one month ​before the Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

"This will be the fourth time the European ⁠Athletics Championships will take place ​in the same year as the Olympic Games," European Athletics President Dobromir Karamarinov said in ⁠a statement.

"And it is not an exaggeration to say that Silesia 2028 will provide us with a glimpse into the future."

Poland ​is the sixth most ⁠successful nation at the European Athletics Championships, ​which were first held ‌in 1934, with 59 gold ​medals and 185 medals in total.

(Reporting by Trevor StynesEditing by Toby Davis)