Athletissima

Athletissima
Stade olympique de la Pontaise
DateJune – September
LocationLausanne, Switzerland Switzerland
Event typeTrack and field
World Athletics Cat.GW[1]
Established8 July 1977; 47 years ago (1977-07-08)
Official siteDiamond League – Lausanne
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Athletissima is an annual athletics meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. Previously one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events, it is now part of the Diamond League.

The first edition was held on 8 July 1977 in the Stade Pierre de Coubertin.[2] In 1986 the event was moved to the Stade olympique de la Pontaise.[2]

The UBS has been the main sponsor of Athletissima Lausanne since 1982.[3] Other sponsors are Vaudoise Assurances, Omega, Erdgas and Nike.[4]

  1. ^ "Events Calendar Diamond League Meetings". World Athletics. 2024.
  2. ^ a b "The history of Athletissima since 1977". athletissima.ch. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  3. ^ "Athletissima". global. Retrieved 2017-06-04.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Meeting Club Athletissima - Diamond League - Lausanne". lausanne.diamondleague.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2017-06-04.