Youngest world champion Cooper Lutkenhaus debuted in the Diamond League with a 800m victory

The world indoor 800m champion from Torun this winter, Cooper Lutkenhaus, made his Diamond League debut with a victory. The 17-year-old American prodigy, who became the youngest world champion in athletics this winter, won in Stockholm Diamond League’s 800m event, clocking 1:42.70 min.

Cooper Lutkenhaus left behind the world outdoor champion from Budapest 2023 Marco Arop with 1:43.11 min and the Algerian Slimane Moula with 1:43.41 min.

The Top 5 in the event were completed by Ben Pattison (Great Britain) and Peter Bol (Australia).

In the men’s 400m, the victory was won by Zakithi Nene (Republic of South Africa) with 44.48 sec, followed by American world medalist Jacory Patterson (USA) with 44.69 sec and the winner of the world individual indoor title for Trinidad and Tobago, Jereem Richards with 44.87 sec.