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\u2605 To get the daily Sports Examiner Recap by e-mail: sign up here<\/a>! \u2605<\/p>\n \u2261 OSLO DIAMOND LEAGUE \u2261<\/p>\n The sixth stop on the 2026 Diamond League circuit was the 61st annual Bislett Games<\/a> in Oslo, Norway, a brilliant meet with world leads in four events:<\/p>\n \u25cf Men\/800 m: 1:42.08, Cooper Lutkenhaus (USA) Lutkenhaus beat 2023 World Champion Marco Arop (CAN) in Stockholm last Sunday and now faced Olympic and World Champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN). And Wanyonyi took the lead from the pacer at the bell, as he often does. But Lutkenhaus, 17, was right with him and took the lead with 200 m left, had 4\/10ths into the straight, but Wanyonyi closed hard with Lutkenhaus getting the win with a final dive in a sensational 1:42.08, moving him to no. 14 all-time and no. 3 all-time U.S. Wanyonyi was an inch back in second (1:42.09), with Arop a distant third in 1:43.33.<\/p>\n The \u201cDream Mile\u201d saw World 1,500 m champ Isaac Nader (POR) with the lead into the final turn and onto the straight, but he was passed by Kenya\u2019s Cheriuyot on the inside and Nuguse on the outside and those two dueled to the finish, with Cheruiyot getting the nod with a lean at the line. Australia\u2019s Cam Myers came up for third in 3:48.35 and American Hobbs Kessler got fourth in 3:49.13, as Nader faded to 12th.<\/p>\n The 5,000 m was another last-lap decider, as multiple contenders faded and Yihune ran away from Bahrain\u2019s two-time Asian Games winner Birhanu Balew, 12:47.62 to 12:47.73 in the final 40 m. Coming hard behind them was Sweden\u2019s Andreas Almgren in 12:48.61, then Americans Parker Wolfe (12:49.45 lifetime best), Grant Fisher (12:49.61) and Graham Blanks (12:49.99).<\/p>\n Hailu led an Ethiopian sweep in the women\u2019s 3, winning over Likina Amebaw, 8:24.22 to 8:25.15 on the final straight, with Senayet Getachew third (8:25.85).<\/p>\n The U.S. got an impressive win from World Indoor women\u2019s shot champ Chase Jackson, who really wanted a big throw and got it in the first round at 20.74 m (68-0 1\/2), the no. 6 throw in U.S. history. That was enough to take down world leader Jessica Schilder (NED), who reached 20.11 m (65-11 3\/4).<\/p>\n There was great anticipation in the men\u2019s 200 m with the Diamond League debut of Australian teen \u2013 and world leader \u2013 Gout Gout, but he was no match for Paris Olympic champ Letsile Tebogo (BOT), in his race of the season so far in 19.84 (wind: +0.2). South Africa\u2019s Sinesipho Dambile was second in 20.12 with Gout sixth in 20.60.<\/p>\n The Norwegian crowd was ready to explode for home hero Karsten Warholm in the men\u2019s 400 m hurdles, but as he was even with 2022 World Champion Alison dos Santos (BRA) over the eighth hurdles, dos Santos ran away and won, 46.89 to 47.40. American Caleb Dean was third (48.22).<\/p>\n Australia\u2019s Kurtis Marschall won his second straight Diamond League meet in the men\u2019s vault, clearing 5.82 m (19-1). Americans Sam Kendricks and Zach Bradford went 3-4, both at 5.72 m (18-9 1\/4). World Indoor silver winner Jordan Scott (JAM) won the triple jump at 17.66 mw (57-11 1\/4w: +2.6), ahead of World Indoor Champion Andy Diaz (ITA: 17.59 m\/57-8 1\/2).<\/p>\n Olympic women\u2019s 100 champ Julien Alfred (LCA) ran away with her race in the last half, crossing in a wind-aided 10.76 (+3.2) head of Britain\u2019s Amy Hunt (10.97).<\/p>\n Norway got a win in the women\u2019s 400 m from Henriette Jaeger, who extended her lead down the final straight in a seasonal best of 49.52. World 400 m hurdles leader Emma Zapletalova (SVK) won her third straight Diamond League meet in 53.13 over Jamaica\u2019s Rushell Clayton (53.50) and Jasmine Jones of the U.S. (54.09).<\/p>\n Cuba\u2019s Davisleidis Velazco won the women\u2019s triple jump at 14.85 m wind-aided (48-8 3\/4 +2.3 m\/s), but also would have won with her second-best \u2013 legal \u2013 jump of 14.76 m (48-5 1\/4).<\/p>\n Next up is the rescheduled Diamond League in Doha (QAT), moved due to the Middle East conflicts, now slated for 19 June (so far).<\/p>\n \u00b6<\/p>\n \u2605 Receive our exclusive, weekday TSX Recap by e-mail by clicking here<\/a>.
\u25cf Men\/Mile: 3:48.21, Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN) and Yared Nuguse (USA)
\u25cf Men\/5,000 m: 12:47.62, Addisu Yihune (ETH)
\u25cf Women\/3,000 m: 8:24.22, Freweyni Hailu (ETH)<\/p>\n
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