Cooper Lutkenhaus (© World Athletics 
Dan Vernon)
USA’s world indoor 800m champion Cooper Lutkenhaus will make his Wanda Diamond League debut at the BAUHAUS-Galan meeting in Stockholm on 7 June.
The 17-year-old became the youngest world champion in athletics history when he won the 800m at the World Indoor Championships in Kujawy Pomorze last month. Now he is focused on the outdoor season.
“I’ve watched several races from BAUHAUS-Galan online in recent years,” he said. “The names that have competed there have basically been among the greatest of all time.
“They truly love athletics in Sweden, and I’m looking forward to experiencing it. It’s a dream come true for me. I’m going to give everything I have at Stockholm Stadium. It’s going to be a lot of fun.”
After racing in Stockholm, Lutkenhaus is due to compete at the Prefontaine Classic – also a Diamond League meeting – on home soil in Eugene on 3 July.
That will see him return to the same Hayward Field track on which he ran a world U18 best of 1:42.27 last year to finish second at the US Championships, securing a place to make his World Championships debut in Tokyo.
Other athletes announced for the Stockholm meeting include world 800m short track record-holder Keely Hodgkinson and world pole vault record-holder Mondo Duplantis.
Olympic champion Grant Holloway, world champion Cordell Tinch and Olympic silver medallist Daniel Roberts are the latest athletes announced for the Eugene meeting, set for a 110m hurdles clash.
