Happy New Year

Athletissima 2019 : Friday, 5 July. Tickets sales open on 27 March

Photo Gallery | Great 43rd Edition Of Athletissima

The great night from Thursday through the lens of our Photographer Daniel Mitchell. From the brillianrt performances of Abderrhaman Samba (QAT) and Noah Lyles (USA) to the Swiss Records of Mujinga Kambundji and the 4x100 relay. See you in 2019 for the 44th Edition.

Athletissima 2018 | Video Highlight

New magical evening in La Pontaise. All the great moments of Athletissima's 43rd edition in our highlight. With Mujinga Kambunbji and de 4x100 m Swiss records and huge performances from Sergey Shubenkov, Abderrhaman Samba, Noah Lyles and Shelby Houlihan.

Lyles, Samba and Kambundji fire up Lausanne

Magical atmosphere in La Pontaise. Two Swiss records and two wizards in a beautiful 43rd edition.

Athletissima Diamond League | LIVE

The 43rd edition of Lausanne's Diamond League stage. Perfect conditions and dream ligneup: everything is in place for beautiful athletic evening. LIVE in our Twitter-feed.

Athletissima 2018 | Preview by discipline

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.

A Royal Line-Up for the Women’s Long Jump

The women long jump will be a very open competition, because there won’t be much separating the athletes. Athletissima will perhaps allow the athletes to reach 7 m for the first time this year with a legal wind. The European Champion Ivana Spanovic (SRB), has won the past two editions and hopes to complete the hat trick. She has just jumped 6,99m at the Mediterranean Games, to equal the world-leading mark set by Germany’s Malaika Mihambo, who also will compete in Lausanne. The other jumpers, Christabel Nettey (CAN), Shara Proctor (GBR), Brooke Stratton (AUS) and Lauraine Ugen (GBR) are very close behind.

US sprinters favorites over 200m

The American speedsters should dominate this race. Noah Lyles, at 21 years old, holds the fastest time (19.69) of those taking the starting line and has just proven his pedigree by winning the US Championships over 100m. Isiah Young (19.93) is making strides. Michael Norman (20), world U20 champion and new world record holder in the 400m indoor will be ready to challenge them. The others lining up are Jereem Richards (TTO) who has already run a sub-20 seconds this year and Christophe Lemaitre (FRA) who wants to confirm his level of fitness. Edward Alonso (PAN) completes this prestigious field and the Swiss Alex Wilson will have a great opportunity to improve on his recent national record.

Semenya to Challenge the Best 1500m Specialists

Caster Semenya (RSA), World and Olympic Champion over 800m has decided to tackle the 1500m on the 5th of July at Athletissima in Lausanne. She will be attempting to rock the 1500m hierarchy and dominate the distance. A time of 3:55 is possible, but she will need to beat strong competition from Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) whom has been racking up the victories in 2018. Laura Muir (GBR) runner-up in the World Indoor Championships, Shelby Houlihan (USA) and the Moroccan, Rababe Harafi (MAR), all of whom have run sub-4-minute times this season and faster than Semenya, will also be in the pack. Last but not least, Sifan Hassan (NED), World Indoor Champion in 2016 and bronze medalist in 2015 and 2017 over 5000m, will be raring to go.