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The Stockholm Diamond League is nearly upon us and the competition promises to be a stunner. Taking place on June 2nd, this is the last DL meet before the tour takes a break for a month, and fans will get to see some high intensity action as athletes give it their all.
Going into Sweden, the meet has a total of 14 elite level competitions, with the lineup for the men's pole vault as well as the women's 200m look particularly exciting. So, without any further ado here are a few athletes you need to keep an eye on at the Stockholm Diamond League.
#5. Kyree King - Men's 100m
American Kyree King will be racing the men's 100m sprint in Sweden and will face a field consisting of Yohan Blake and Emmanuel Eseme. King was recently crowned champion at the LA Grand Prix 100m sprint, before going on to finish third in the 200m at the Prefontaine Classic. With a slightly thinned out playing field, the American could very well take his first Diamond League meet win on Sunday.
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#4. Femke Bol - Women's 400m Hurdles
World Champion, World Indoor Champion, and Olympic bronze medalist Femke Bol will be in action in the women's 400m hurdles race at the Stockholm Diamond League. Bol has already raced multiple times this year, but the competition in Sweden will mark her 2024 debut for her speciality event, the 400mH.
With the Paris Olympics fast approaching and Bol one of the only threats to defending champion Sydney McLaughlin, fans will be eager to see where the Dutchwoman stops the clock tomorrow.
#3. Brittany Brown - Women's 100 and 200m
Brittany Brown will take to the track not once, but twice at the Stockholm Diamond League, competing in both the 100 and 200m. The American recently outdid World Champion Shericka Jackson in the 200m at the Oslo DL meet, and it will make an interesting race to see the duo clash again on Sunday.
#2 Shericka Jackson - Women's 200m
For Shericka Jackson, her appearance at the Stockholm Diamond League will mark only her third 200m race of the season. The Jamaican made her 2024 200m debut with a win at the Marrakech Diamond League, before settling for second in Oslo.
The second fastest woman in history, and fastest woman alive, Jackson clinched the 200m gold at both the 2022 and 2023 World Championships, and is a favorite for the podium in Paris.
#1. Mondo Duplantis - Men's Pole Vault
Last but not least, one of the most anticipated performances of the evening at the Stockholm Diamond League will be Mondo Duplantis taking to the field for the men's pole vault. The Tokyo Olympic Champion has already broken his own world record this year, and remains an uncontested favorite to defend his title in Paris.
However, Duplantis will have to work his way to the top of the field, with the men's pole vault also featuring the likes of KC Lightfoot, Sam Kendricks, and Christopher Nielson.
