the contest is held at the stade sébastien charléty, a 20,000 seater built on the site of the original charléty. it was dedicated in 1994, when it hosted the iaaf grand prix final (now the iaaf world athletics final). the grand prix final returned to charléty in 2002. for many years, the site was also home to the meeting gaz de france, which became the french leg of the iaaf golden league in 1999, relocating to the recently opened stade de france in the process.