The Wanda Diamond League rolls into Oslo for the Bislett Games, one of the most storied meets on the circuit. A sold-out Bislett Stadium will host a packed night of competition, with cooler conditions expected compared to last weekend’s heat in Stockholm. Several athletes who raced in the Swedish capital are back in action just days later.
This year’s meet carries extra historical weight. Marcus Clarke, son of the late Australian distance legend Ron Clarke, is a special guest. His father set the first sub-28-minute 10,000m at Bislett Stadium back in 1965, clocking 27:39.4 — a mark that changed distance running forever.
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Men’s Events
200m: The most anticipated matchup of the night may come in the men’s 200m. Queensland teenager Gout Gout steps onto the Diamond League stage for the first time, and he does so against Olympic Champion Letsile Tebogo of Botswana. The field also includes Jereem Richards, European Champion Timothe Mumenthaler, and South Africa’s Sinesipho Dambile. The meeting record of 19.77 could be in danger.
400m Hurdles: World Record holder Karsten Warholm runs at his home meet, drawing the crowd’s loudest cheers as always. He lines up in lane 7 against Brazilian Alison Dos Santos, who has looked sharp and won already this season. Matheus Lima and Emil Agyekum, both of whom posted personal bests in Stockholm, are back for more.
800m: Stockholm winner Cooper Lutkenhaus and runner-up Marco Arop return, but this time they face World and Olympic Champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi. Gabriel Tual, Peter Bol, Mohammed Attaoui, Mark English, Elliot Crestan, and Tobias Gronstad round out a deep field. Pacer Patryk Sieradzki is set to go through 400m in 50.0 seconds, targeting a new world lead. David Rudisha’s meeting record of 1:42.04, set in 2010, remains the standard to chase.
Dream Mile: The Dream Mile is back with one of its strongest lineups in years. Stockholm 1500m winner Yared Nuguse leads the field alongside runner-up Cameron Myers. Joining them are reigning World Champion Isaac Nader, 2022 World Champion Jake Wightman, 2019 World Champion Timothy Cheruiyot, Norwegian home favorite Narve Gilje Nordas, and American Hobbs Kessler. Hicham El Guerrouj’s meeting record of 3:44.90 has stood since 1997 and ranks as the seventh-fastest time in history. The field will target the current world lead rather than the record.
5000m: The 5000m is a traditional highlight at Bislett, and this year’s edition delivers on that reputation. Andreas Almgren drops down from the 1500m after racing in Stockholm and joins a strong American group led by Grant Fisher, Graham Blanks, and Parker Wolffe. Adisu Yihune of Ethiopia, who won the Xiamen Diamond League, is among the favorites along with Biniam Mehary. Dominic Lobalu of Switzerland and Belgium’s Isaac Kimeli add further depth. Pacemakers will aim for splits of 2:33, 5:07, and 7:41, and the world lead of 12:56.80 is expected to fall.
Pole Vault: With Mondo Duplantis sitting this one out, Emmanouil Karalis takes the top billing. Australian World Championship medallist Kurtis Marschall joins him, as do Sam Kendricks, Renaud Lavillenie, Menno Vloon, and Norwegian Sondre Guttormsen, who is working his way back from injury.
Triple Jump: World bronze medallist Lazaro Martinez of Cuba goes up against Rome Diamond League winner Andy Diaz Hernandez. Jamaican pair Jaydon Hibbert and Jordan Scott, Algeria’s Yasser Triki, and Brazil’s Almir Dos Santos complete the field. The world lead of 17.66m looks vulnerable.
Women’s Events
100m: Olympic Champion Julien Alfred is back on the track after competing in the 200m in Rome. Stockholm’s top two finishers, Amy Hunt and Patrizia Van Der Weken, also return. Zaynab Dosso and Dina Asher-Smith have both withdrawn following their Stockholm appearances. Stockholm 100m winner Melissa Jefferson-Wooden is not in the field.
400m: Henriette Jaeger is the home crowd’s pick in a loaded 400m. She faces World Indoor Champion Lurdes Manuel, who broke the 50-second barrier for the first time at the Rome Diamond League, plus 2025 World Indoor Champion Amber Anning, Poland’s Natalia Bukowiecka, and Jamaica’s Nickisha Pryce. World Relays standouts Josefine Aks and Astri Ertzgaard also compete. The meeting record of 49.23, set by Taťána Kocembová in 1983, will be difficult to threaten.
400m Hurdles: Emma Zapletalová has been perfect so far in 2025, setting two national records and winning every race she has entered. Her main challengers include Jasmine Jones, Andrenette Knight, Rushell Clayton, and Norway’s Amalie Iuel, who is making her final Bislett Games appearance. Femke Bol’s meeting record of 52.30, set three years ago, is the time to beat.
3000m: Five Ethiopians and four Australians headline the 3000m. Rome 5000m winner Likina Amebaw, Freweyni Hailu, and Hirut Meshesha lead the Ethiopian contingent. Meeting record holder Georgia Griffith races again alongside Linden Hall, Rose Davies, and Lauren Ryan. British trio Innes FitzGerald, Megan Keith, and Hannah Nuttall add European competition. The Netherlands’ Maureen Koster steps down from the 5000m after a personal best in Rome. Opening pace is set for 2:47 per kilometer, with the meeting record of 8:24.20 the target.
Triple Jump: Olympic Champion Thea LaFond headlines a world-class field. She takes on Leyanis Perez-Hernandez, Liadagmis Povea, and Davisleydi Velazco of Cuba, World Championship medallist Sally Sarr of Senegal, Sweden’s Maja Askag, and Jamaica’s Ackelia Smith.
Shot Put: Jessica Schilder of the Netherlands comes in as the favorite after throws of 21.09m in Rabat and 20.89m in Stockholm. She faces Olympic Champion Yemisi Mabry, Chase Jackson, Sarah Mitton, Fanny Roos, Americans Maggie Ewen and Jaida Ross, and Jamaica’s Danniel Thomas-Dodd. Valarie Adams’ meeting record of 20.26m, set in 2011, is under serious threat.
Javelin: Yan Ziyi makes her return to competition after moving to second on the all-time list at the Xiamen Diamond League. Reigning World Champion Juleisy Angulo and Tokyo silver medallist Anete Sietina are among the favorites. Also competing are Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado, Adriana Vilagos, Elina Tzengko, and Nikola Ogrodníková, who returns to Diamond League competition for the first time since becoming a mother. Norway’s Tine Hattestad holds the meeting record at 69.48m, a mark that has stood since her Olympic gold in 2000.
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