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With a World Championships semifinal and a Swedish national title, 2025 became Oskar Edlund’s best season of his career so far. Now the Swedish crowd will get to see him take on the world elite in the 400m hurdles at BAUHAUS-galan on June 7, when he faces the accomplished Alison dos Santos, Kyron McMaster and Antti Sainio.
After four years in the USA, Edlund moved back home last summer, followed by the best championship season of his career. The 23-year-old claimed his first national title in the 400m hurdles after several years of dominance by Carl Bengtström – and then capped the season with a semifinal spot at the World Championships after setting a personal best of 48.52 in the heats.
“2025 was my best year so far, but I hope the biggest leap will come this year. I feel that I can really compete at the European Championships, and I’m not there just to see and learn. I’m really excited to see how far it can take me,” says Edlund.
As early as June 7, Edlund will get the chance to showcase himself against absolute top-level competition in the 400m hurdles at BAUHAUS-galan, which this year is held outside the Diamond League programme as an extra event.
“I love competing at Stockholm Olympic Stadium. I’ve competed there at the Finnkampen and at a previous BAUHAUS-galan. It’s a bit of a favourite arena, so it feels like home. It feels historic to enter the stadium with such a grand entrance, and then the closeness to the crowd, who can almost touch you in lane eight. It becomes like a cauldron. So it will be a highlight of the year,” he says.
The biggest challenge for the Swede will be Brazil’s Alison dos Santos, one of the event’s biggest stars. He is a world champion, a two-time Olympic bronze medallist and holds a personal best of 46.29 – one of the fastest times ever in the 400m hurdles.
He will also be joined by Kyron McMaster from the British Virgin Islands, a former World Championships silver medallist, double Commonwealth Games champion and holder of a personal best of 47.08.
Finland’s Antti Sainio will also compete in Stockholm. He has medals from both the European U20 Championships and the World U20 Championships, and set a Finnish record of 48.61 in 2025.