Venues due to host events at the second European Games in Minsk in 2019 have been given the all-clear by Pierce O'Callagan, the European Olympic Committees' (EOC) senior sports consultant.
O'Callagan visited the capital of Belarus for three days and has provided positive feedback.
The Irish consultant, director of sport at the inaugural European Games in Baku in 2015, visited the main sites to be used during the competition in two-and-a-half years time.
These included the rowing channel in Zaslavl, the Minsk Arena and the Sports Palace.
"I can state with full responsibility that the Minsk sports facilities are 100 per cent ready to host the second European Games," said O'Callagan.
"During the visit, I was able to visit a few hotels of a high category.
"These facilities meet all the requirements for receiving guests while the student village meets all the conditions for competitors to live."
O'Callagan was joined on the tour by Maksim Ryzhenkov, first vice-president of the Belarus National Olympic Committee, and the governing body's secretary general Anatol Kotau.
Minsk was confirmed as host of the Games at the EOC General Assembly in the city in October.
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko made the commitment to step in as host following a meeting with Janez Kocijančič, the acting President of the EOC.