The highlight of the Bauhaus-Galan or Stockholm Diamond League was the women’s 800m race, as expected, but the main player was different. Audrey Werro’s finish over Keely Hodgkinson was special in a historic race that suggests the days of Kratochvílová’s world record are numbered.
On the other side, local star Armand Duplantis lost for the first time since July 21, 2023, in Monaco, where he finished fourth with 5.72m. Since then, he had won 40 consecutive competitions. In addition to the women’s 800m, there were two more meeting records set in the women’s steeplechase and shot put. U.S. sprint favorites dominated, with only Patterson falling short in the men’s 400m.
There was also a special win from a 17-year-old in the men’s 800m. The Scandinavian Tour will conclude at its final stop on Wednesday in Oslo.
Stockholm Diamond League Short event-by-event reviews
MEN
100m (non-DL) — A season’s best of 10.07 (+0.5) for 2025 world indoor champion Jeremiah Azu in a largely domestic race. Taymir Burnet ran 10.09, equaling his personal best.
200m — A dominant win for Kenny Bednarek in 19.87 (+1.0) ahead of South Africa’s Sinesipho Dambile in 20.10. Traore suffered an injury during warm-up and did not compete.
400m — South Africa’s Zakithi Nene won in 44.48 from the outside lane ahead of Jacory Patterson in 44.69. Muzala Samukonga limped home in seventh in 47.93, and Matthew Hudson-Smith was a DNS.
800m — What a debut! Seventeen-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus ran down Marco Arop for victory in his first-ever Diamond League appearance, clocking 1:42.70 to Arop’s 1:43.11. The top six all broke the 1:44 barrier.
1500m — Yared Nuguse ran down Cam Myers for victory, 3:30.11 to 3:30.32. Jimmy Gressier (3:34.53) and Andreas Almgren (3:36.81) finished down the field in 12th and 14th respectively.
400m hurdles (non-DL) — Alison Dos Santos won in 47.11, leading a Brazilian 1-2 ahead of Matheus Lima, who ran a massive personal best, improving from 48.08 to 47.37. Germany’s Emil Agyekum also ran a personal best in third in 47.72.
3000m steeplechase — A comfortable win for Soufiane El Bakkali in 8:10.40 ahead of Kenyans Edmund Serem (8:12.27) and Abraham Kibiwott (8:12.75). World champion Geordie Beamish was fourth in 8:13.11. World record holder Lamecha Girma was a DNF.
Discus — Daniel Ståhl recorded just one valid throw, but his 69.60m was enough to defeat Matthew Denny (69.02m) and Kristjan Čeh (67.67m).
Pole vault — A major upset as Mondo Duplantis lost for the first time since July 2023. Kurtis Marschall cleared 5.90m on his third attempt to defeat Duplantis, who cleared only 5.80m before failing twice at 6.00m and once at 6.05m. Marschall also made two attempts at 6.05m.
WOMEN
100m — Triple world champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden returned to winning form with 10.84 (+0.8), ahead of Amy Hunt, who broke the 11-second barrier for the first time with a personal best of 10.97.
800m — One of the greatest 800m races in history. Audrey Werro produced a shock win over Keely Hodgkinson, winning in the third-fastest time in history with a Diamond League record of 1:53.98. Hodgkinson clocked 1:54.33 for a national record — the sixth-fastest time in history and the fastest-ever non-winning time. National records for both athletes.
800m (non-DL) — Spanish youngster Marta Mitjans won in 2:00.63, finishing almost two seconds clear of Norway’s Malin Ingeborg Nyfors (2:02.39).
1500m (non-DL) — After a blistering opening 800m split of 2:04.77, Ethiopia’s Birke Haylom faded but still won in 4:00.68, finishing more than one second clear of Lucia Stafford (4:01.93) and Erin Wallace (4:02.87).
3000m steeplechase — A first-ever Diamond League win for Marwa Bouzayani, who set a meeting record of 8:59.28 — her third sub-9:00 performance of the year. Elise Thorner was a distant second in 9:11.01. Ilona Mononen finished sixth in another Finnish record of 9:15.18.
Long jump — A first-ever Diamond League win for France’s Hilary Kpatcha (6.85m, +2.4) ahead of Italy’s Larissa Iapichino (6.84m, +2.1) and Jamaica’s Nia Robinson (6.80m, +2.4). Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo was sixth at 6.70m (+1.8). Seven-meter jumper Alexis Brown finished ninth at 6.62m (+1.6).
Shot put — Another huge throw from Jessica Schilder, who launched 20.89m to break Valerie Adams’ 15-year-old meeting record of 20.57m. Chase Jackson (19.91m) and Sarah Mitton (19.89m) were second and third respectively.
Discus — Another victory for world champion Valarie Sion with 68.60m over world silver medalist Jorinde van Klinken (66.57m). Sion missed the meeting record by just 17 centimeters.
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