In the sixth stage of the Diamond League the Texan phenomenon takes home another excellent scalp. Andy Diaz second in the triple: the Jamaican Scott mocks him
At the Bislett Games in Oslo, sixth stage of the Diamond League, Andy Diaz was beaten by 7 hundredths of a second in the triple event (17.59 against 17.66) by the Jamaican Jordan Scott, favored by a gust of wind, but the star that shines brightest is that of Cooper Lutkenhaus. A Texan born in Justin, he is 17 years and 174 days old: in the 800 he is the indoor world champion, the youngest in history, he won two consecutive Diamond League stages (Oslo after Stockholm), the youngest winner on the circuit – among the four under 18s who won before him, three became Olympians, including Eliud Kipchoge – and in 2026 he is undefeated (six races). Among the scalps it now also boasts that of the reigning Olympic and world champion, the 21-year-old Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi, father of Noela for a few days and pupil of Claudio Berardelli from Brescia, also coach of Sabastian Sawe, the first man officially under two hours in the marathon.
what a race
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Last night at Bislett Stadium was an exhilarating 800. Once again played by baby Cooper like a veteran. The transition to the 400m, in a race with a first-rate cast, is very quick (49″81), with the Pole Patryk Sieradzki acting as the hare, as on Sunday in Sweden. The big names, already at that point, are all lined up: after Wanyonyi there is Lutkenhaus and after Lutkenhaus here is Arop. Then Bol and Gronstad. The Kenyan seems to want to extend his lead, but the American, with plenty of courage, 550 even surpasses him. He passes to 600 in 1’16”10 and from there his is a very long and triumphant sprint. The melee in the last 50 meters is super spectacular. The shoulders of the two, in the dive onto the photocells, touch. Wanyonyi, coming back, seems to be able to prevail. But the winning streak came from Lutkenhaus. He closes (falling) in 1’42″08, a personal improvement of another 62 cents. What a phenomenon, what a prodigy… In his sights, as the highlight of the season, the under 20 World Championships at the beginning of August in Eugene, where the NCAA finals began on the Italian night. Someone like this could already easily aim for the overall ones.