The Bislett Games is an annual track and field event at the Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway that takes place in June, just in the middle of the summer. It is part of the IAAF Golden League, marking the start of its new season.

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.

World records

2004

• 5000m women 14:24:68 Elvan Abeylegesse, Turkey
• 5000m women Junior 14:30:88 Tirunesh Dibaba , Ethiopia

2000

• Javelin throw women 69.48m Trine Solberg-Hattestad , Norway

1997

• 10000m men 26:31:32 Haile Gebreselasie , Ethiopia

1994

• 10000m men 26:52:23 William Sigei , Kenya
• 20000m Walk men 2:04:55 Bernardo Segura , Mexico

1993

• 10000m men 26:58:38 Yobes Ondieki , Kenya

1986

• 10000m women 30:13:74 Ingrid Kristiansen, Norway

1985

• 5000m men 13:00:40 Said Aouita, Morocco

1984

• 5000m women 14:58:89 Ingrid Kristiansen, Norway
• 10000m women 30:59:42 Ingrid Kristiansen, Norway

1982

• 5000m men 13:00:41 David Moorcroft , United Kingdom

1979

• 800m men 1:42:33 Sebastian Coe, United Kingdom

1975

• 3000m women 8:46:6 Grete Waitz, Norway

1974

• 3000m women 8:45:4 Grete Waitz, Norway

1965

• 10000m men 27:39:4+ Ron Clarke, Australia