A dose of drama from the men’s pole vault fueled the buzz at Olympic Stadium on Sunday at the fifth Diamond League Stockholm meeting as Mondo Duplantis saw his unbeaten streak fall when he failed to clear 6.00m and 6.05m.
Duplantis cleared 5.80 meters on his fourth attempt but failed in his next two attempts and was beaten by Kurtis Marschall, who leaped 5.90m on his fifth try.
The loss snapped a 40 meet streak that Duplantis stretch to nearly three years after last seeing defeat in Monaco in July 2023.
Marschall appeared stunned and almost apologetic at being the one to dethrone Duplantis, but relieved to finally grab his first victory on the circuit.
“I did not mean to spoil the show but I am so delighted with the win,” Marschall said. “It has taken a long while to get my first Diamond League victory and I really thought it would never come with Mondo here. This stadium is fantastic and the crowd were amazing despite their support for Mondo.”
Duplantis showed his disappointment after failing at 6.00m and 6.05m but also accepted that he was capable of being beaten.
“I felt a bit unfocused today and I really did not want to lose here in front of my family and fans,” Duplantis sais. I have not lost in what three years? But hats off to Kurtis today who beat me fair and square and I have no excuses.”
Duplantis took second in 5.80m while Baptiste Thiery was third in 5.80m.
On the track, Audrey Werro roared from behind to take the women’s 800m from Keely Hodgkinson in the women’s 800m in 1:53.98, which is also a meet record. Deep into the final lap, Werro stuck with Hodgkinson and struck on the final turn with a strong kick to grab the win.
“I still need to process, I am still in shock at this performance,” Werro said. :Today I was in great shape, I was ready
mentally and also physically, so it was a good day for me. It was not my main goal to follow the pacemaker but the race went like that so I had to run just behind the pacemaker, and when they dropped out, I decided to follow Keely as long as possible and I gave it everything I had.”
Werro not only broke 1:54 but is one of just three women in history to claim that distinction. Hodgkinson was second in with 1:54.33 while Roisin Willis finished third in 1:57.56.
Teen phenom Cooper Lutkenhaus stormed to a commanding 1:42.70 in the men’s 800m in his Diamond League debut over Marco Arop (1:43.11) and Slimane Moula (1:43.41) after staying close to Arop and surging with a late kick to cross the line first.
“The race went exactly to plan, I put myself in a good position with 200m to go having slowly moved up in the field. I focused on myself throughout the race and did not worry too much about anyone else,” Lutkenhaus said. “Time wise I am pleased but mostly I just wanted the win today and now I need to recover quickly for Oslo on Wednesday.”
In the women’s 100m, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden powered her way to a 10.84 win over Amy Hunt (10.97) and Patrizia van der Weken (11.05) while Kenny Bednarek threw down a commanding 19.87 to take the men’s 200m past Sinesipho Dambile (20.10) and Courtney Lindsey (20.24), while Soufiane El Bakkali had a statment win in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase in 8:10.40 as he surged past Edmund Serem (8:12.27) and Abraham Kibiwot (8:12.75)
Yared Nuguse took a narrow 3:30.11 victory in the men’s 1,500m in the last event of the meeting as he inched by Cameron Myers (3:30.32) and Timothy Cheruiyot (3:30.67).
Valarie Sion remains efficient on the circuut this year after a 68.60m win in the women’s discus over Jorinde van Klinken (66.57m) and Laulauga Tausaga (65.89m) as Jessica Schilder took the women’s shot put in a 20.89m meet record over Chase Jackson (19.91m) and Sarah Mitton (19.89m).
The series heads to Oslo in three days for the Bislett Games in Norway on Wednesday as Julien Alfred, Letsile Tebogo, Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Thea LaFond will all be part of a stacked lineup in the sixth meeting of the season.
2026 Diamond League Stockholm Results
Women’s Discus Throw
1. Valarie Sion (USA) – 68.60m
2. Jorinde van Klinken (Netherlands) – 66.57m
3. Laulauga Tausaga (USA) – 65.89m
Men’s Pole Vault
1. Kurtis Marschall (Australia) – 5.90m
2. Mondo Duplantis (Sweden) – 5.80m
3. Baptiste Thiery (France) – 5.80m
Women’s Shot Put
1. Jessica Schilder (Netherlands) – 20.89m MR
2. Chase Jackson (USA)- 19.91m
3. Sarah Mitton (Canada) – 19.89m
Men’s 400m
1. Zakithi Nene (South Africa) – 44.48
2. Jacory Patterson (USA) – 44.69
3. Jereem Richards (Trinidad & Tobago) – 44.87
Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase
1. Marwa Bouzayani (Tunisia) – 8:59.28 MR
2. Elise Thorner (Great Britain) – 9:11.01
3. Gabrielle Jennings (USA) – 9:12.02
Women’s Long Jump
1. Hilary Kpatcha (France) – 6.85m
2. Larissa Iapichino (Italy) – 6.84m
3. Nia Robinson (Jamaica) – 6.80m
Men’s 800m
1. Cooper Lutkenhaus (USA) – 1:42.70
2. Marco Arop (Canada) – 1:43.11
3. Slimane Moula (Algeria) – 1:43.41
Women’s 100m
1. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (USA) – 10.84
2. Amy Hunt (Great Britain) – 10.97
3. Patrizia van der Weken (Luxembourg) – 11.05
Men’s Discus Throw
1. Daniel Ståhl (Sweden) – 69.60m
2. Matthew Denny (Australia) – 69.02m
3. Kristjan Ceh (Slovenia) – 67.67m
Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase
1. Soufiane El Bakkali (Morocco) – 8:10.40
2. Edmund Serem (Kenya) – 8:12.27
3. Abraham Kibiwot (Kenya) – 8:12.75
Men’s 400m Hurdles
1. Alison dos Santos (Brazil) – 47.11
2. Matheus Lima (Brazil) – 47.37
3. Emil Agyekum (Germany)- 47.72
Men’s 200m
1. Kenneth Bednarek (USA) – 19.87
2. Sinesipho Dambile (South Africa) – 20.10
3. Courtney Lindsey (USA) – 20.24
Women’s 800m
1. Audrey Werro (Switzerland) – 1:53.98 WL+MR
2. Keely Hodgkinson (Great Britain) – 1:54.33
3. Roisin Willis (USA) – 1:57.56
Men’s 1,500m
1. Yared Nuguse (USA) – 3:30.11
2. Cameron Myers (Australia) – 3:30.32
3. Timothy Cheruiyot (Kenya) – 3:30.67
