Bislett Games

The Bislett Games (also ExxonMobil Bislett Games ) are an athletics meeting, which will take place in June or July each year in the Bislett Stadium in Oslo and is part of the Diamond League.

Arne Haukvik, a former politician and later longtime director of meetings, organized in 1965 the first Bislett Games. He invited the day before the event, the press and the sponsors to be home to a " strawberry party" one. This tradition is continued even after his death in 2002. During the entire construction of the new stadium in 2004, the Bislett Games were exceptionally held in Bergen.

The meeting was from 1993 to 1997 to the Golden Four. After that, it was part of the Golden League in 2010 until it was included in the Diamond League.

World Records

With the world record in the 10,000 meters on July 10, 1993 Yobes Ondieki was the first man, who remained under the 27- minute mark. A year later, William Sigei improved this world record again at six seconds. Meanwhile managed almost 50 runners to complete the 10,000 meters in under 27 minutes.

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