Top American performances at Bislett Games, June 10, 2026

Oslo Diamond League is also known as the Bislett Games. Oslo, Norway, has hosted this amazing meet at the famous Bislett Stadium, which has hosted track and field meetings since 1924.

The modern Games have been held since 1965, when meet organizer Arne Haukvik renamed the meet the Bislett Games.

The top American performances from Oslo Bislett 2026:

Cooper Lutkenhaus continues to astound. In a race between Cooper Lutkenhaus, the World Indoor Champion, and Emmanuel Wanyonyi, the Olympic champion, the race was an excellent one! Waynonyi made a move just at the finish, and Lutkenhaus held off the Olympic champion, 1:42.08 to 1:42.09!
Cooper Lutkenhaus, wins Stockholm DL, photo by Diamond League AG
Chase Jackson had a fantastic throw in Oslo! Throwing 20.74 meters, a massive Meet record for the Bislett Games and best throw by Chase for 2026. And of course, Chase did her huge throw on her first attempt!
Chase Jackson gets her gold, with a 20.14m throw, photo by World Athletics
Yared Nuguse, USA, has been winning some close ones. In Oslo, Timothy Cheruiyot, KEN, won the race, in a photo finish, with Yared Nuguse, both credited with the same time, 3:48.21. Hobbs Kessler, USA, was 4th in the mile, in 3:49.13!
Yared Nuguse, training, 117th Millrose Games
The Armory, New York, NY, USA, photo by Kevin R. Morris
Parker Wolfe led three Americans (Grant Fisher, Graham Blanks) in the 5,000 meters, taking 4th, 5th and sixth. Parker Wolfe ran a PB of 12:49.45. Grant Fisher ran 12:49.61 for fifth, and Graham Blanks ran 12:49.99 for sixth.
Parker Wolfe wins US 10,000m XC title, photo by @usatf
Jasmine Jones, Tokyo World Champs silver medalist at 400m hurdles, took third in Oslo at 54.09.
Jasmine Jones takes silver in Tokyo, 52.08 PB in the 400m hurdles, photo by Brian Eder for RunBlogRun
Caleb Dean was third in the Men’s 400m hurdles, in 48.22!
Sam Kendricks was third in 5.72 meters in the Men’s pole vault. Zachary Bradford was 4th, on countback, with a jump of 5.72 meters!
Sam Kendricks, NIKE Pre Classic presser, July 3, 2025, photo by Brian Eder for RunBlogRun

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Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

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