# Meeting de Paris

Meeting de Paris (formerly known as the Meeting Areva and Meeting Gaz de France) is an annual track and field meeting at the Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris, France. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now part of the Diamond League. It was first organized in 1999. The record attendance was set on 1 July 2005, with a total of 70,253 spectators.

## History

The origins of the meet date back to 1984 when Michel Zilbermann organised an athletics meeting at the Stade Auguste Delaune. Another meeting in Paris was held annually in the Stade Sébastien Charléty. The two meets collaborated to create a new event in the Stade de France in 1999. Following this, the two meetings officially merged to become one meet in 2000. The meeting's founder Zilbermann died in April 2008 following a long illness.
The 2009 event was marred by heavy rain but Kenenisa Bekele, Kerron Stewart, Sanya Richards and Yelena Isinbayeva all remained on target for the 2009 Golden League jackpot. A particular highlight was Usain Bolt's 9.79 seconds run for the 100 m meet record, which was closely followed by a national-record-breaking Daniel Bailey. There were 46,500 people in attendance to see new French record holder Renaud Lavillenie win the pole vault competition. The 2013 event was headlined by Usain Bolt setting a World Leading time in the 200m in front of 50,226 fans. In 2017, the meeting moved back to Stade Sébastien Charléty. The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Editions

Meeting de Paris editions :
| Ed. | Meeting name | Series | Date |
| 1st | Meeting de Saint-Denis | | 2 Jun 1984 |
| 2nd | Meeting de Paris | | 13 Jul 1985 |
| 3rd | BNP de Paris | | 22 Jul 1986 |
| 4th | Saint-Denis Invitational | | 11 Jun 1987 |
| 5th | Saint-Denis Invitational | | 7 Jun 1988 |
| 6th | Meeting International de Saint-Denis | | 23 Jun 1989 |
| 7th | Meeting International de Saint-Denis | | 22 Jun 1990 |
| 8th | Meeting International d'Athletisme | | 19 Jul 1991 |
| 9th | Meeting International d'Athletisme | | 4 Jun 1992 |
| 10th | International d'Athletisme de St Denis | | 11 Jun 1993 |
| 12th | 1996 Meeting Gaz de France | 1996 IAAF Grand Prix | 28 Jun 1996 |
| 13th | 1997 Meeting Gaz de France | 1997 IAAF Grand Prix | 25 Jun 1997 |
| 14th | 1998 Meeting Gaz de France | 1998 IAAF Grand Prix | 29 Jul 1998 |
| | 1999 Meeting Gaz de France Saint-Denis | 1999 IAAF Grand Prix | 3 Jul 1999 |
| 15th | 1999 Meeting de Paris | 1999 IAAF Grand Prix | 21 Jul 1999 |
| 16th | 2000 Meeting Gaz de France | 2000 IAAF Golden League | 23 Jun 2000 |
| 17th | 2001 Meeting Gaz de France | 2001 IAAF Golden League | 6 Jul 2001 |
| 18th | 2002 Meeting Gaz de France | 2002 IAAF Golden League | 5 Jul 2002 |
| 19th | 2003 Meeting Gaz de France | 2003 IAAF Golden League | 4 Jul 2003 |
| 20th | 2004 Meeting Gaz de France | 2004 IAAF Golden League | 23 Jul 2004 |
| 21st | 2005 Meeting Gaz de France | 2005 IAAF Golden League | 1 Jul 2005 |
| 22nd | 2006 Meeting Gaz de France | 2006 IAAF Golden League | 8 Jul 2006 |
| 23rd | 2007 Meeting Gaz de France | 2007 IAAF Golden League | 6 Jul 2007 |
| 24th | 2008 Meeting Gaz de France | 2008 IAAF Golden League | 18 Jul 2008 |
| 25th | 2009 Meeting Areva | 2009 IAAF Golden League | 17 Jul 2009 |
| 26th | 2010 Meeting Areva | 2010 Diamond League | 16 Jul 2010 |
| 27th | 2011 Meeting Areva | 2011 Diamond League | 8 Jul 2011 |
| 28th | 2012 Meeting Areva | 2012 Diamond League | 6 Jul 2012 |
| 29th | 2013 Meeting Areva | 2013 Diamond League | 6 Jul 2013 |
| 30th | 2014 Meeting Areva | 2014 Diamond League | 5 Jul 2014 |
| 31st | 2015 Meeting Areva | 2015 Diamond League | 4 Jul 2015 |
| 32nd | 2016 Meeting de Paris | 2016 Diamond League | 27 Aug 2016 |
| 33rd | 2017 Meeting de Paris | 2017 Diamond League | 1 Jul 2017 |
| 34th | 2018 Meeting de Paris | 2018 Diamond League | 30 Jun 2018 |
| 35th | 2019 Meeting de Paris | 2019 Diamond League | 24 Aug 2019 |
| 36th | 2021 Meeting de Paris | 2021 Diamond League | 28 Aug 2021 |
| 37th | 2022 Meeting de Paris | 2022 Diamond League | 18 Jun 2022 |
| 38th | 2023 Meeting de Paris | 2023 Diamond League | 9 Jun 2023 |
| 39th | 2024 Meeting de Paris | 2024 Diamond League | 7 Jul 2024 |

## World records

World records set at the Meeting de Paris :
| Year | Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality |
| 2023 | Two miles | 7:54.10 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway |
| 2023 | 3000 m steeplechase | 7:52.11 | Lamecha Girma | Ethiopia |
| 2023 | 5000 m | 14:05.20 | Faith Kipyegon | Kenya |
| 2024 | High Jump | 2.10 m | Yaroslava Mahuchikh | Ukraine |
| 2024 | 1500m | 3:49.04 | Faith Kipyegon | Kenya |

## Meeting records
### Men

Men's meeting records of the Meeting de Paris :
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet |
| 100 m | 9.79 (−0.2 m/s) | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 17 July 2009 | 2009 |
| 200 m | 19.65 (+0.2 m/s) | Noah Lyles | United States | 24 August 2019 | 2019 |
| 400 m | 43.86 | Jeremy Wariner | United States | 18 July 2008 | 2008 |
| 800 m | 1:41.54 | David Rudisha | Kenya | 6 July 2012 | 2012 |
| 1000 m | 2:13.73 | Noureddine Morceli | Algeria | 2 July 1993 | |
| 1500 m | 3:28.38 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco | 6 July 2001 | 2001 |
| Mile | 3:49.01 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco | 29 July 1998 | 1998 |
| 2000 m | 4:58.21 | Noureddine Morceli | Algeria | 4 June 1992 | |
| 3000 m | 7:24.00+ | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 9 June 2023 | 2023 |
| Two miles | 7:54.10 WB DLR | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 9 June 2023 | 2023 |
| 5000 m | 12:40.18 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 1 July 2005 | 2005 |
| 10,000 m | 27:22.95 | Fernando Mamede | Portugal | 9 July 1982 | |
| 110 m hurdles | 12.88 (+0.5 m/s) | Dayron Robles | Cuba | 18 July 2008 | 2008 |
| 400 m hurdles | 46.98 | Abderrahman Samba | Qatar | 30 June 2018 | 2018 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 7:52.11 WR DLR | Lamecha Girma | Ethiopia | 9 June 2023 | 2023 |
| High jump | 2.40 m | Javier Sotomayor | Cuba | 19 July 1991 | |
| Pole vault | 6.01 m | Armand Duplantis | Sweden | 28 August 2021 | 2021 |
| Long jump | 8.66 m (+0.9 m/s) | Mike Powell | United States | 29 June 1990 | |
| Triple jump | 18.06 m (+0.4 m/s) | Will Claye | United States | 24 August 2019 | 2019 |
| Shot put | 22.44 m | Tomas Walsh | New Zealand | 24 August 2019 | 2019 |
| Discus throw | 70.21 m | Virgilijus Alekna | Lithuania | 23 July 2004 | 2004 |
| Hammer throw | 83.00 m | Balázs Kiss | Hungary | 4 June 1998 | |
| Javelin throw | 91.40 m | Jan Železný | Czech Republic | 29 July 1998 | 1998 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 38.22 | Méba Mickaël Zeze Jeff Erius Ryan Zeze Jimmy Vicaut | France | 9 June 2023 | 2023 |

### Women

Women's meeting records of the Meeting de Paris :
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet |
| 100 m | 10.67 (+0.5 m/s) | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica | 18 June 2022 | 2022 |
| 200 m | 21.99 (+0.2 m/s) | Marion Jones | United States | 21 July 1999 | 1999 |
| 400 m | 49.12 | Marileidy Paulino | Dominican Republic | 9 June 2023 | 2023 |
| 800 m | 1:54.25 DLR | Caster Semenya | South Africa | 30 June 2018 | 2018 |
| 1000 m | 2:32.40 | Ella Kovács | Romania | 2 July 1993 | |
| 1500 m | 3:49.04 WR | Faith Kipyegon | Kenya | 7 July 2024 | 2024 |
| Mile | 4:18.08 | Mary Slaney | United States | 9 July 1982 | |
| 3000 m | 8:19.08 | Francine Niyonsaba | Burundi | 28 August 2021 | 2021 |
| 5000 m | 14:05.20 | Faith Kipyegon | Kenya | 9 June 2023 | 2023 |
| 10,000 m | 31:08.41 | Catherina McKiernan | Ireland | 17 June 1995 | |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.32 (+1.6 m/s) | Ludmila Engquist | Russia | 4 June 1992 | |
| 400 m hurdles | 53.06 | Kim Batten | United States | 29 July 1998 | 1998 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:52.78 | Ruth Jebet | Bahrain | 27 August 2016 | 2016 |
| High jump | 2.10 m WR | Yaroslava Mahuchikh | Ukraine | 7 July 2024 | 2024 |
| Pole vault | 4.91 m | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia | 6 July 2007 | 2007 |
| Long jump | 7.15 m (+1.7 m/s) | Heike Drechsler | Germany | 6 July 1992 | |
| Triple jump | 15.12 m (−0.9 m/s) | Tatyana Lebedeva | Russia | 4 July 2003 | 2003 |
| Shot put | 20.78 m | Nadezhda Ostapchuk | Belarus | 16 July 2010 | 2010 |
| Shot put | 20.78 m | Valerie Adams | New Zealand | 8 July 2011 | 2011 |
| Discus throw | 69.04 m | Valarie Allman | United States | 9 June 2023 | 2023 |
| Hammer throw | 73.27 m | Brooke Andersen | United States | 7 July 2024 | 2024 |
| Javelin throw | 68.01 m | Christina Obergföll | Germany | 8 July 2011 | 2011 |