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Stockholm Madness: COOPER wins at 17, Werro's 1:53.98 to take down Keely, Nuguse keeps winning

Jun 8, 2026 · 58 min

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The Stockholm Diamond League delivered one of the most jaw-dropping days in recent track and field memory. Seventeen-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus won his first-ever Diamond League 800 in 1:42.70, as Swiss star Audrey Werro shocked everyone including Keely Hogkinson with her 1:53.98 win- the fastest time in 43 years.

Yared Nuguse went back-to-back on the Diamond League circuit, outgunning Australian teenager Cam Myers in the 1500. What's wrong with Kenneth Rooks? Alook ahead to Oslo? and debate the Diamond League Mount Rushmore.

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  • 0:00 Aletheia.Run free trial with code LETSRUN10
  • 02:29 Intro / Stockholm Diamond League Recap
  • 05:37 Cooper Lutkenhaus Wins Diamond League 800 in 1:42.7
  • 16:30 Audrey Werro Runs 1:53.98, Fastest Women's 800 in 43 Years
  • 22:11 Werro vs. Hodgkinson: A New Women's 800 Rivalry
  • 27:47 Men's 1500: Yared Nuguse Edges Cam Myers
  • 33:15 Nuguse's Diamond League Legacy and American Distance Running
  • 36:55 Men's Steeplechase: El Bakkali Wins, Kenneth Rooks Struggles
  • 39:37 Women's Steeplechase: Bouzayani Breaks Nine, Top Americans Reviewed
  • 46:59 Oslo Diamond League Preview: Lutkenhaus vs. Wanyoni and 5K Showdown
  • 51:53 Diamond League Mount Rushmore and Hocker/Kerr Season Plans
  • 54:57 Outro / Join the Supporters Club
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