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 .
2-573: 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 . The UBS has been the main sponsor of Athletissima Lausanne since 1982. Other sponsors are Vaudoise Assurances, Omega , Erdgas and Nike . Prior to Athletissima, international athletics meetings were also held in Lausanne on July 6, 1947, and July 13, 1957. The latter
4-505: Was also known as "American Meeting", similar to precursors of the Weltklasse Zürich . Over the course of its history, three world records have been set at Athletissima. Stade Pierre de Coubertin (Lausanne) Stade Pierre de Coubertin is an outdoor stadium in the city of Lausanne ( Switzerland ). It normally seats 6,000 spectators and can be expanded to seat twice that number of spectators when needed. Since 1915,
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