Another meeting in Paris was held annually in the Stade Sébastien Charléty.

[2] 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.

[3] The 2013 event was headlined by Usain Bolt setting a World Leading time in the 200m in front of 50,226 fans.