Just three days after an electric atmosphere in Rome, the Diamond League series slides over to Stockholm for the fifth meeting of the season and with more of the biggest names in the sport set for competition on Sunday.
Mondo Duplantis leads the way and will have the massive support of the home crowd as he sets his sights on another men’s pole vault world record. And at the media session ahead of tomorrow’s event, Duplantis made it clear that the incentives feel even higher when its time to soar with a bit of home advantage.
“I always have the juices flowing when I jump here in Stockholm,” Duplantis said. “It feels like extra weight and extra importance, so I really want to make sure that I put on as good of a show as possible.”
In March he pushed himself to 6.31m in Uppsala, Sweden for his 15th world record and said it meant even more for it to happen in familiar territory.
“Last year was like the biggest dream ever because it was so important to me to break a world record here. We were fortunate enough to have great weather, and everything came together.”
Duplantis will be joined inside of Stockholm Olympic Stadium alongside a deep list of athletes working into top season form while others surge toward boosting their world rankings.
Keely Hodgkinson makes her Diamond League season debut in the women’s 800m and faces off against Sage Hurta-Klecker, Audrey Werro, Raevyn Rogers and Jemma Reekie while Melissa Jefferson-Wooden headlines a deep women’s 100m that features Dina Asher-Smith, Sade McCreath, Amy Hunt and Zaynab Dosso.
In the men’s 200m Kenny Bednarek is a heavy favorite in a group with Jeremiah Azu, Courtney Lindsey, Sinesipho Dambile and Reynier Mena as a stacked men’s 400m will see Matthew Hudson-Smith, Jacory Patterson, Khaleb McRae and Jereem Richards clash in a race that will be worth watching.
A loaded men’s 800m will be a battle on the final lap as Marco Arop, teen phenom Cooper Lutkenhaus, Bryce Hoppel and Peter Bol all will be in contention, while Hobbs Kessler finds his way into a deep men’s 1,500m field along with Yared Nuguse, Jimmy Gressier, Cam Myers and Timothy Cheruiyot.
Soufiane El Bakkali carries the momentum from his win in Rabat into Sunday’s men’s 3,000m steeplechase against Simon Koech, Eisa Girma and Lamecha Girma as Valarie Sion will the one to watch — and beat — in the women’s discus throw against Jorinde van Klinken, Cierra Jackson and Marike Steinacker.
Event Schedule
10:04 a.m. – Women’s Discus Throw
10:14 a.m. – Men’s Pole Vault
10:17 a.m. – Women’s Shot Put
11:04 a.m. – Men’s 400m
11:17 a.m. – Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase
11:23 a.m. – Women’s Long Jump
11:36 a.m. – Men’s 800m
11:45 a.m. – Women’s 100m
11:52 a.m. – Men’s Discus Throw
11:59 a.m. – Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase
12:19 p.m. – Men’s 400m Hurdles
12:30 p.m. – Men’s 200m
12:41 p.m. – Women’s 800m
12:51 p.m. – Men’s 1,500m
How To Watch
Diamond League will stream on the Diamond League YouTube page in certain countries, with coverage in the United States on FloTrack beginning at 11 a.m., while CBC Sports will broadcast the event in Canada and viewers in the United Kingdom can watch via BBC 2 or the BBC iPlayer app.
All times Eastern.
2026 Diamond League season schedule
May 16 – Shanghai/Keqiao
May 23 – Xiamen
May 31 – Rabat
June 4 – Rome
June 7 – Stockholm
June 10 – Oslo
June 19 – Doha
June 28 – Paris
July 4 – Eugene
July 10 – Monaco
July 18 – London
August 21 – Lausanne
August 23 – Silesia
August 27 – Zurich
September 4-5 – Final in Brussels
