The Stockholm Diamond League was held in the 1912 Olympic stadium on June 7, 2026. The 20,000 fans enjoyed some spectacular performances in the Swedish capital in cool, windy weather.
RunBlogRun visited several Bauhaus Galan DL meetings. We love the pressers, the stadium’s history, the buildup to major events, and the crowd’s love for great global track and field.
Our top American performances:
- Cooper Lutkenhaus outleaned Marco Arop, Olympic silver medalist, in the 800 meters. Cooper and 1:42.70 to 1:42.80 by Arop! Lutkenhaus’s 1;42.80.
Cooper Lutkenhaus, photo by Chuck Aragon - Yared Nuguse is on a roll! In Stockholm, Yared took out the field with his fine 3:30.11! Vincent Ciattei was 4th in the 1,500m in 3:31.63.
Yared Nuguse with fans, USATF Indoors. This is a common scene. We saw elite athletes in each event speaking with the kids, doing selfies, and signing autographs. Photo by Chuck Aragon - Kenny Bednarek continues to impress with his glazing 200-meter racing, winning in 19.87!
Kenny Bednarek wins 200m in Bauhaus Galan, June 7, 2026, photo by Diamond League AG - Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won the 100 meters in 10.84 in Stockholm.
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden made history after her 200m win, photo by Brian Eder for RunBlogRun - Valarie Allman Sion won the women’s discus with a mark of 68.60 meters.
Valarie Sion wins discus in Stockholm, photo by Diamond League AG - Roisin Willis, who had recently won at LA TrackFest, placed third in the women’s 800 meters in a PB of 1:57.56! Roisin is from Wisconsin! Well done, Roisin! (We interviewed Roisin in her senior year of high school. Roisin runs for NB Boston.
Roisin Willis, NCAA/USATF Champion, NB Boston athlete, wins Skechers 800 meters in 1:58.08 at LA TrackFest, photo by Chuck Aragon - Jacory Patterson takes second in Stockholm, in 44.69, after his win in Rabat. Khaleb McRae was 4th in the 400 meters in 44.94.
USATF Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Eugene, Oregon, USA
July 31 – August 3, 2025 - Chase Jackson took second in the women’s shot put in 19.91m. Jessica Schilder, who recently blasted a 21.09m in China, threw 20.89 meters in Stockholm.
Chase Jackson, USATF Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Eugene, Oregon, USA, photo by Kevin Morris
July 31 – August 3, 2025
9. Sam Mattis was 5th in the Men’s discus in 66.03 meters. The discus was won by Daniel Stahl, SWE, the Tokyo gold medalist, with a throw of 69.60 meters. or Championships and bronze at the Birmingham WIC 2018. Oh, and do not forget that Sam Kendricks is the 2017 and 2019 World Outdoor gold medalist.
USATF Outdoor Track and Field Championships held at Hayward Field, University of Oregon, June 23-26, 2022, photo by Kevin Morris
10. Zach Bradford was fifth in the Men’s pole vault with a vault of 5.80 meters. Zach is the 2026 USATF Indoor pole vault champ, where he first cleared 6 meters. Sam Kendricks was in 8th in 5.60 meters. Sam is the WC gold medalist for London 2017 and Doha 2019, the Olympic bronze medalist for Rio 2016, and the Olympic silver medalist for Paris 2024.
