
Athletissima is an annual athletics meeting in
Lausanne
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,
Switzerland
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. Previously one of the five
IAAF Super Grand Prix events, it is now part of the
Diamond League
The Diamond League is an annual series of elite track and field athletic competitions comprising fifteen invitational athletics meetings. The series sits in the top tier of the World Athletics one-day meet competitions.
The inaugural season was ...
.
The first edition was held on 8 July 1977 in the
Stade Pierre de Coubertin.
In 1986, the event was moved to the
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise.
UBS has been the main sponsor of Athletissima Lausanne since 1982. Other sponsors are Vaudoise Assurances,
Omega
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, Erdgas and
Nike.
History
Prior to Athletissima, international athletics meetings were also held in Lausanne on 6 July 1947 and 13 July 1957. The latter was also known as the "American Meeting",
similar to precursors of the
Weltklasse Zürich.
Editions
World records
Over the course of its history, three
world records have been set at Athletissima.
Meeting records
Men
Women
See also
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Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern
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Weltklasse Zürich
Notes and references
External links
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Diamond League – Lausanne Official Web Site
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Sports competitions in Lausanne
Athletics in Switzerland
Diamond League
IAAF Super Grand Prix
Recurring sporting events established in 1977
1977 establishments in Switzerland
IAAF Grand Prix
IAAF World Outdoor Meetings