Three Olympic queens at Zurich Main Station
The world’s top pole vaulters, including three Olympic champions and all medallists of Paris 2024, are going to take off at Weltklasse Zürich at Zurich Main Station for the fifth time this year. European champion and local hero Angelica Moser would like to use the unique competition in front of her home crowd to make it to the Weltklasse Zürich podium for the first time on Wednesday, 4 September. Three athletes in the line-up already managed to reach the pinnacle of Olympic fame: Katerina Stefanidi (GRE/2016), Katie Moon (USA/2021), and Nina Kennedy (AUS/2024). They will all be there to light the temporary athletics stage at the majestic ticket hall up and let the sound of their favourite music and the particularly vibrant atmosphere inspire their performances.
Paris medallists competing for air sovereignty
Kennedy flew higher than anyone else in 2023 (at Zurich Main Station) and in 2022 (on Sechseläutenplatz). She will no doubt have her eye on a third win at Weltklasse Zürich 2024. Last year, her triumphant airshow drew more than 3’000 fans and onlookers, and Kennedy topped it off with an Oceanian indoor record. The competition for intercontinental air sovereignty will include another duel with co-world champion Moon. But Canada’s Olympic bronze medallist Alysha Newman and European champion Moser, who placed fourth at the Olympics, will both be eager to have some say in the post-Olympic showdown.
Angelica Moser: from UBS Kids Cup to the Olympic final
2024 has been a stellar year for Angelica Moser. She won her first Wanda Diamond League competition in Marrakesh, took European gold in Rome, and placed second while improving the national record twice in Monaco. Angelica’s road to international athletics success had started out on participating in UBS Kids Cup events. Her story shows that great careers do get initiated in Switzerland’s largest youth sports project. Entry to the women’s Weltklasse Zürich pole vault competition is free as always, so that passersby and fans get a chance to experience the fascination of the spectacular athletics discipline from up close.
Learn more
