{"id":1951,"date":"2025-03-17T20:44:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T20:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zurich.diamondleague.com\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T13:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T13:33:23","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zurich.diamondleague.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Weltklasse Z\u00fcrich<\/strong> has been one of the most prestigious athletics meetings in the world for decades. The event was first held in 1928 and has since established itself as an integral part of the international athletics scene. As part of the Wanda Diamond League, Weltklasse Z\u00fcrich attracts the best athletes and thousands of enthusiastic fans year after year.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting traditionally takes place in the legendary Letzigrund stadium &#8211; a stage steeped in history, where world records have been set and top sporting performances celebrated. With a unique combination of sporting excellence, Swiss precision and an emotional atmosphere, Weltklasse Z\u00fcrich offers an incomparable live experience &#8211; right in the heart of Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weltklasse Z\u00fcrich 2026 will take place on Wednesday, August 26, at Zurich Main Station and one day later, on August 27, at Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"acf-block\"><div class=\"cta\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weltklassezuerich.ch\/en\/about-us\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cta-link flex justify-center md:justify-start md:inline-flex items-center gap-4 bg-bunting py-3 px-4 text-white uppercase font-bold text-sm leading-4\" rel=\"noopener\">\n      More about the history of Weltklasse Z\u00fcrich\n      <svg\n      class=\"x-icon inline-block text-white\"\n      width=14\n      height=14\n    >\n      <use href=\"https:\/\/zurich.diamondleague.com\/wp-content\/themes\/diamondleague\/public\/static\/icons.svg#double-arrow\" \/>\n    <\/svg>\n  \n    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper has-smush-lazyload-video\"><div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 500\/281\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/zurich.diamondleague.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=smush_video_thumbnail&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fedu69_ms2ek%3Ffeature%3Doembed&#038;video_width=500&#038;video_height=281)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Weltklasse Z\u00fcrich 2025 | Official Aftermovie | Wanda Diamond League Final\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/edu69_ms2ek?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/iframe><span class=\"smush-play-btn\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span tabindex=\"0\" class=\"smush-play-btn-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Play<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weltklasse Z\u00fcrich has been one of the most prestigious athletics meetings in the world for...","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-about.blade.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"city":[],"class_list":["post-1951","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zurich.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zurich.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zurich.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zurich.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zurich.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1951"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/zurich.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3257,"href":"https:\/\/zurich.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1951\/revisions\/3257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zurich.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"city","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zurich.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/city?post=1951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}