London Athletics Meet
Athletics tournament held in London, United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The London Athletics Meet, formerly known as the London Grand Prix and subsequently as the Anniversary Games and London Diamond League, is an annual athletics event held in London, England. Previously one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events, it is now part of the Diamond League. As the London Grand Prix, until 2012 all editions were held at the National Sports Centre in Crystal Palace. The 2013 edition was renamed the Anniversary Games as it took place at the Stadium in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, exactly one year after the Olympic Games were held in the same venue and have been followed by an IPC London Grand Prix, making it a three-day event. In 2014 the meet was held in Glasgow, Scotland, as preparation for the Commonwealth Games held there later that month.
London Athletics Meet | |
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Date | July – August |
Location | London, England (Glasgow, Scotland in 2014/Gateshead, England in 2021/Birmingham, England in 2022) |
Event type | Track and field |
World Athletics Cat. | GW[1] |
Established | 1953; 71 years ago (1953) |
Official site | London Anniversary Games |