Lavillenie welcomed as a Superstar

WELCOME | In Lausanne, we unroll the red carpet for the superstars. Yesterday at 1 pm, the pole vault world record holder Renaud Lavillenie arrived at the athlete’s hotel. The Frenchman received a gift, wink to our video series.

Video Teaser | Thriller on the 800 m

PREVIEW | Selina Büchel, Laura Muir, Sifan Hassan, Francine Niyonsaba: the women’s 800 m will be a thriller Thursday evening in la Pontaise ! Start at 21h30.

PHOTO SHOOTING

The first athletes are arriving in Lausanne. Warm welcome and relaxed atmosphere in the hotel lobby two days before Athletissima. Discover the first world stars and superstars. Two world record holder are already here: Renaud Lavillenie (Pole vault) and Wade Van Niekerk (400 m)!

Video Teaser | Big Fight on the 400 m

PREVIEW | The mens 400 m will be one of the big highlights of Athletissima 2017. With the world record holder Wayde Van Niekerk facing 2016 champion Lashawn Meritt and the young shooting star Baboloki Thebe (BOT). Appreciate.

Video | The Mini-Stars Relay Kicks-Off the Athletissima Week

SIDE EVENT | The Mini-Stars relay officially kicked-off Sunday in the gardens of the Olympic Museum the 2017 Athletissima week. As each year, with a lot of energy and smiles during the fun competition for children and parents. Video and photo in this article.

The world’s best women in the 400 hurdles

There is no doubt that the 400m hurdles will be one of the main highlights of the evening on 6 July, with a line-up second to none in the season so far. Led by Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad (USA) who has just achieved a fantastic 52.64 at the US trials, just three tenths of a second outside the world record in a final where for the first time in history, three women clocked times under 53 seconds. Among them, Shamier Little (52.75) who will also be at the start of this race.

The world’s best women in the 400 hurdles

26 Olympic and world champions lined-up at Athletissima

With 13 Olympic champions from Rio 2016 and 13 reigning world champions from the 2015 world championships confirmed, this year’s edition of Athletissima should be another one to remember. Icing on the cake: 4 of the 17 events - 400m men, 800m women, 400m hurdles women and high jump - of the main programme will feature the top-3 of the Rio Games.

Full video Series | 5 Days With Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)

Only 4 weeks left before Athletissima. With the pole vault world record holder (6,16 m) Renaud Lavillenie on the track. The Olympic champiom, World champion and seven times Diamond League winner welcomes us at his home in Clermont-Ferrand.

Stellar fields in the men’s triple jump and women’s 400m hurdles

The current world and Olympic champion in the triple jump, Christian Taylor, has confirmed his presence at Athletissima on 6 July. With the 18.11m jumped in Eugene, the American has already proven that he is in very good shape and that if someone is to beat Jonathan Edward’s world record of 18.29m someday, that is him.