The Diamond League circuit is in full swing this weekend with two stops in Europe. First, some of the best athletes in the world will compete in Switzerland on Friday at the Lausanne Diamond League Meeting. (Fun fact: Lausanne is home to the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee.) Then, on Sunday, the Stockholm Diamond League takes place, headlined by Swedish superstar pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis. In Lausanne, Jakob Ingebrigtsen will contest the 1500 meters, and both events feature deep 5,000-meter fields.
Here’s what you need to know.
Schedule and Live Results for Lausanne
Schedule and Live Results for Stockholm
How to Watch
For viewers in the U.S., Peacock will be streaming both meets: Lausanne from 2 p.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET on Friday and Stockholm from 12 p.m. ET to 2 p.m. ET on Sunday. (You can purchase a Peacock subscription for $4.99 a month.) CNBC and NBCSport.com/live will also air coverage of Stockholm.
Four Must-Watch Events
Lausanne: Men’s 5,000 meters (2:50 p.m. ET on Friday)
World record holder Joshua Cheptegei—who is coming off a 12:53.81 fourth-place finish at the Florence Diamond League on June 2—is in the race, as is Telahun Haile Bekele, who finished one spot behind him. The 10,000-meter gold medalist from the Tokyo Olympics, Selemon Barega, is also lining up. He’ll be looking for his first win of the outdoor season. Also keep an eye on Ky Robinson: the Stanford University junior is fresh off winning two races at the NCAA Championships. Can he mix it up with the pros?
Lausanne: Men’s 1500 meters (3:39 p.m. ET on Friday)
Any race Jakob Ingebrigtsen is in, he’s likely to be the pre-race favorite—especially his signature event, the 1500 meters. The reigning Olympic champion (and last year’s Diamond League champion), Ingebrigtsen will face 2020 Olympic bronze medalist Josh Kerr, Australian ace Stewart McSweyn, and the newly-minted world record holder in the 3,000-meter steeplechase: Lamecha Girma.
Stockholm: Men’s pole vault (11:27 a.m. ET on Sunday)
Mondo Duplantis is can’t-miss television, especially when the Swede is in front of a home crowd. Already the greatest pole vaulter of all time, Duplantis always seems to put on a show. In February, he broke his own world record for the fifth time, jumping 6.22 meters (20 feet, 4 and 3/4 inches.) Duplantis is in his own stratosphere, but veterans Renaud Lavillenie (2012 Olympic gold medalist) and Thiago Braz (2016 Olympic champ) will hope to challenge the Swede.
Stockholm: Women’s 5,000 meters (12:36 p.m. ET on Sunday)
After a thrilling 5,000 meters two weeks ago where she lost her world record to Faith Kipyegon, Letesenbet Gidey returns to the event with the top seed time in Stockholm. She’ll face the reigning Diamond League champion, Beatrice Chebet, who is undefeated during 2023, which includes a victory over Gidey at the World Cross Country Championships in February. Lemlem Hailu of Ethiopia and Konstanze Klosterhalfen of Germany should also be in the mix.
Theo Kahler is the news editor at Runner’s World. He’s a former all-conference collegiate runner at Winthrop University, and he received his master’s degree in liberal arts studies from Wake Forest University, where he was a member of one of the top distance-running teams in the NCAA. Kahler has reported on the ground at major events such as the Paris Olympics, U.S. Olympic Trials, New York City Marathon, and Boston Marathon. He’s run 14:20 in the 5K, 1:05:36 in the half marathon, and enjoys spotting tracks from the sky on airplanes. (Look for colorful ovals around football fields.)
