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Golden Gala is an annual track and field event normally held at the in Rome, Italy. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now part of the . Following the 2013 death of Italian sprinting legend , the organizers added his name to the title of the meet.

The 2021 and 2023 events were temporarily relocated to .


History
, the Italian president of since 1981, was the founder of the Golden Gala and had the idea to bring the athletes and the people from the United States and the countries together after their boycott of the Moscow Olympics in 1980 as a result of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Nebiolo died of a heart attack at age 76 in 1999.

At the 2009 edition of the Golden Gala, , , and Yelena Isinbayeva all remained on target for the 2009 Golden League jackpot.Powell, David (2009-07-10). Bekele – ‘I’m dreaming about this jackpot’ – ÅF Golden League. . Retrieved on 2009-07-23. In the 100 m, equalled his American record and set an record in the men's race. Antonietta Di Martino brought the sole Italian victory in Rome by beating off favourite Blanka Vlašić in the high jump.


Editions
In 1981 the IAAF World Cup was held in Rome, so no Golden Gala meeting was organized.


World records
Over the course of its history, ten world records have been set at the Gala. The 1500 metres and Mile records by Hicham El Guerrouj still stand. In 2014 's 15:04.87 in the 5000 metres bettered the existing masters world record in the W40 division by almost 16 seconds.
+World records set at the Golden Gala
5.91 m


Meeting records

Men
13.01 10 June 20212021


Women
10.75 10 July 20092009
2 July 20042004
Blanka Vlašić 10 June 20102010
Chaunté Howard-Lowe 10 June 20102010


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