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. In the 1990s, the Saint-Denis meet was sponsored by the ''
L'Humanité'' newspaper. 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==