Meeting de Paris (formerly known as the Meeting

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and Meeting Gaz de France) is an annual

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meeting at the Stade Sébastien Charléty in

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. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now part of the

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. It was first organized in 1999. The record attendance was set on 1 July 2005, with a total of 70,253 spectators.

History

The origins of the meet date back to 1984 when Michel Zilbermann organised an athletics meeting at the Stade Auguste Delaune. Another meeting in Paris was held annually in the Stade Sébastien Charléty. The two meets collaborated to create a new event in the

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in 1999. Following this, the two meetings officially merged to become one meet in 2000. The meeting's founder Zilbermann died in April 2008 following a long illness.Founder of Saint-Denis meeting passes away

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(2009-04-28). Retrieved on 2009-04-28. The 2009 event was marred by heavy rain but

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, Kerron Stewart, Sanya Richards and Yelena Isinbayeva all remained on target for the 2009 Golden League jackpot. A particular highlight was

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's 9.79 seconds run for the 100 m meet record, which was closely followed by a national-record-breaking Daniel Bailey. There were 46,500 people in attendance to see new French record holder Renaud Lavillenie win the

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competition. The 2013 event was headlined by Usain Bolt setting a World Leading time in the 200m in front of 50,226 fans. In 2017, the meeting moved back to Stade Sébastien Charléty. The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the

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Editions

World records

Meeting records

Men

Women

Notes

References

External links

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Diamond League – Paris Official Web Site
{{World Athletics Tour Diamond League IAAF Golden League Recurring sporting events established in 2000 Athletics competitions in France M Annual track and field meetings IAAF Grand Prix IAAF World Outdoor Meetings Athletics in Paris