| Meeting Lille-Métropole | |
|---|---|
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| Date | June/July |
| Location | Villeneuve-d'Ascq,France |
| Event type | Track and field |
| Established | 1995 |
| Last held | 2012 |
| Official site | Meeting de Athletismo Madrid |
TheMeeting Lille Métropole was an annual one-day outdoortrack and field meeting at theStadium Lille Métropole inVilleneuve-d'Ascq,France. It has featured on thePro Athlé Tour of French track and field meetings, has receivedEuropean Athletics permit meeting status, and was part of theIAAF Grand Prix circuit from 2003 to 2005.[1][2][3]
The history of the competition is connected to theMeeting de Paris, which was held in Lille from 1988–1994 due to ongoing work at theStade Sébastien Charléty. Once the Paris meeting returned to the capital, the Lille meeting was established in its own right in 1995. The competition was incorporated into the national Pro Athlé Tour in 2009, 2010 and 2012.[4][5] The meeting was not held in 2011 as the2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the stadium instead. The 2012 meeting was the last edition to be held.[6]
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