Arne Haukvik was the founder the games in 1965, a former politician and director of the meeting, who used to invite the athletes, sponsors and the press to his home for his traditional “strawberry party” the day before the event each year. He died of cancer in 2002 at age 76. The tradition however is continued.
The Bislett Stadion was used for speed skating events at the Olympics, but nowadays it has better known for its Bislett Games athletics meeting. These games attracted the best track and field athletes from all over the world, and 61 world records have been set on its forgiving, brick_colored track so far. Due to the building of the new Bislett Stadion in Oslo, scheduled to start in April 2004, the traditional athletics meeting was staged in Bergen in 2004.
The athletes, winning in the same discipline in all the six Golden League events, can claim a share of the jackpot which was 1 million dollars in 2004.
The BislettGames is an annual track and field event at the Bislett stadion in Oslo, Norway that takes place on June 2 as the first meeting of the IAAF Golden League.
Arne Haukvik was the founder the games in 1965, a former politician and director of the meeting, who used to invite the athletes, sponsors and the press to his home for his traditional “strawberry party” the day before the event each year.
The Bislett Stadion was used for speed skating events at the Olympics, but nowadays it has better known for its BislettGamesathletics meeting.
A new agreement between ExxonMobil and the Bislett Alliance - consisting of the athletic clubs, BUL, Vidar and Tjalve – was signed during a press conference in Oslo on Wednesday 20 April.
It is the 18th time ExxonMobil sponsors BislettGames, being a major contributor to this prestigous Golden League arrangement in Oslo.
The Golden League arrangement on the New Bislett Stadium is an important sports event in Norway, contributing substantially to the interest for athletics in the Oslo area as well as in all of Norway.
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