Happy Holidays And See You In 2017!

2016 has brought many amazing emotions and a lot of new challenges. As the year comes to an end, to whole Athletissima team wishes you happy holidays. The 42nd edition of the Meet will take place on the 6th of July. Add the date to your agenda.

Athletissima 2017 : 200 Days To Go !

The 42nd edition of Athletissima Lausanne will take place on the 6th of July 2017 in the Olympic stadium of La Pontaise. Since the day after this year’s meeting, the organizers have been working to offer you once again an extraordinary athletic night.

The Future Stade de Coubertin Will Glance Into The Lake

Métamorphose | The project Orbite plans a functional stadium away from the shore

Championship Style Model for the 2017 IAAF Diamond League

In a major restructure, the IAAF Diamond League has adopted a championship style model with the finalists competing for a prize pool of $3.2 million.

Three Volunteers And Two Personalities Honored

Thursday the 17th of November, Athletissima honored three of it’s 350 volunteers as well as two prominent figures of the meeting in the Restaurant-Pizzeria Le Chalet de la Blécherette in Lausanne. Casual and familiar atmosphere, flashback on the 2016 edition, in presence of Ilaria Esposito and Antonia d’Amico, representing Swiss Volunteers and gaz naturel, two of Athletissima’s precious partners.

The Best Pictures of Athletissima 2016

Athletissima’s 41st edition was magic. Under a sunny sky and in a rare heat, Lausanne’s post-olympic meeting featured a succession of high level world class performances.

Athletissima 2016 | Amazing 41st Edition !

Lausanne’s Diamond League stage once again held up to its reputation. It offered to the crowd of the Stade olympique de La Pontaise a very intense two hours show. We drive you through the fantastic athletics night in our LIVE-feed. Photos and backstage videos avaible tomorrow.

VIDEO | Stars relaxing and preparing for Athletissima

Athletissima 2016 | Did you know it ?

NEWS | Unavoidable character of the athletics scene, the Australian Maurie Plant has the reputation to know athletes better than anyone. During the week of Athletissima, he shares every day interesting and crispy fun facts from the backstage of the meet.

VIDEO | Matt Centrowitz between Geneva and Lausanne

The 1500 m Olympic champion Matt Centrowitz just arrived in Lausanne. Meet him as never before thtough an exclusive video.