The four-day continental event will see 338 riders - 120 women and 218 men - from 28 countries compete at the German capital's Velodrom.

On offer will be a total of 23 titles, including those for the 11 specialities on the programme in the two categories and the men’s demi-fond competition.

Among the Rio 2016 champions registered for the Championships is home favourite Kristina Vogel, who won the women’s sprint crown at last year’s Olympics.

She is joined by The Netherlands’ Elis Ligtlee, who topped the women’s keirin podium at Rio 2016, and a quintet of British riders that tasted Olympic success in Rio de Janeiro.

Men’s team pursuit gold medallist Steven Burke features on the list along with men’s team sprint champions Philip Hindes and Callum Skinner and women’s team pursuit winners Elinor Barker and Katie Archibald.

Other leading names set to compete in the women’s sprint event are Germany’s Miriam Welte and Russia’s Anastasiia Voinova and Daria Shmeleva.

In the men’s equivalent, stand-out riders include Russia’s Denis Dmitriev, France’s Quentin Lafargue, Germany’s Robert Forstemann and Maximilian Levy, Czech Republic’s Tomas Babek and The Netherlands’ Harrie Lavreysen.

Madison world champions Benjamin Thomas and Morgan Kneisky of France also feature in a star-studded field along with Spain’s Albert Torres and Sebastian Mora, Poland’s Adrian Tekliński, Germany’s Lucas Liss, Belgium’s Lotte Kopecky, and the Italian trio of Rachele Barbieri, Letizia Paternoster and Mathilde Gros.

"The Elite European Track Championships are one of the most important events on our calendar and will be watched very closely thanks to the extensive live TV coverage all over Europe and Asia," UEC acting President Rocco Cattaneo said.

"We will see the best track specialists from our continent as well as the young talent on course for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

"The venue will be unique since the German velodrome is one of the biggest track cycling venues.

"In its 20-year history, it has hosted a World Championships, a European Championships, 20 series of the historic Six Days and is preparing to host other prestigious events, in particular the 2020 Track World Championships, whose importance goes beyond their pure sporting value as they will be held in Berlin, one of the symbolic cities of modern-day Europe.

"I would like to thank the Secretary of State, Christian Gaebler, the President of the German Cycling Federation, Rudolf Sharping, the President of the Organising Committee, Burckhard Bremer, and all the volunteers who work passionately to ensure the good organisation of this event, which will undoubtedly be a great success."

French company EGIDE, which manufactures helmets, will serve as the "UEC event partner".

The only action taking place today is qualifying in the men’s and women’s team pursuit.