The Rieti Meeting is an annual
athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...
event at the
Stadio Raul Guidobaldi in
Rieti
Rieti (; , Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 47,700. It is the administrative seat of the province of Rieti and see of the diocese of Rieti, as well as the modern capital of the Sabina region.
T ...
, Italy that takes place in late August or early September. Previously one of the
IAAF Grand Prix events, it is now part of the
IAAF World Challenge
The IAAF World Challenge was an annual, global circuit of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation ...
.
It was first organized in 1971 based on an idea by
Sandro Giovannelli, today's member of the IAAF Competition Commission.
World records
Over the course of its history, numerous
world records
A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organizatio ...
have been set at the Rieti Grand Prix.
Meeting records
Men
Women
See also
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Golden Gala
Golden Gala is an annual Track and field, track and field event normally held at the Stadio Olimpico, Olympic Stadium in Rome, Italy. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now part of the Diamond League. Following the 2013 deat ...
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Notturna di Milano
Notturna di Milano () is an annual track and field meeting which is held in September at the Arena Civica in Milan, Italy. First held in 1998, the meeting received IAAF permit meeting status the following year. In its earlier years, men's sprinting ...
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Memorial Primo Nebiolo
References
External links
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Annual track and field meetings
IAAF Grand Prix
IAAF World Challenge
Recurring sporting events established in 1971
Rieti
Athletics competitions in Italy
Sport in Lazio
1971 establishments in Italy
IAAF World Outdoor Meetings