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Video | Biggest Moments of the 42nd Edition
EMOTION | Video of the great athletic night in Lausanne on July 6 2017. With 7 STADIUM RECORDS by Wayde Van Niekerk (RSA/400 m), Genzebe Dibaba (ETH/mile), Muktar Edris (ETH/5000 m), Sara Kolak (CRO/javelin), Ryan Crouser (USA/shop put), Mariya Lasitskene (ANA/high jump) and the pole vaulters Sam Kendricks (USA) and Pawel Wojciechowski (POL). In the middle of the party, the biggest swiss moments. What an edition!
Ideal Night in Lausanne
Full stadium, terrific atmosphere, perfect weather and many tremendous performances in Lausanne. The 42nd edition of Athletissima was one of the best ever. With 2 Diamond League records, 5 world leads and 7 stadium records. The biggest heroes of the night are Wayde Van Niekerk (RSA), Genzebe Dibaba (ETH), Muktar Edris (ETH), Sara Kolak (CRO), Ryan Crouser (USA), Mariya Lasitskene, Sam Kendricks (USA) et Pawel Wojciechowski (POL). Carried by a fantastic crowd, with Swiss athletes at their best level. Pure athletics! Summary and pictures of every discipline below. Goose bumps guaranteed!
Get your Ticket at the Stadium from 12 pm!
TICKETS | A few seats are still free for today’s big athletic night. You do not already have your ticket? Get it from 12 am at the stadium. The online box-office will be closed from 10 am this morning. Meet strat at 18 pm, main program from 8 pm.
Press Confrences in Live-Stream
LIVE | One day before Athletissima 2017, the meeting stars speak in front of medias during the traditionnal press confrences. Start at 10 am with the swiss athletes Kariem Hussein, Selina Büchel and Julien Wanders. End at 3 pm with world record holder Wayde Van Niekerk.
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.