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Historic Duel in the 400m Hurdles at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium: Warholm against Benjamin

The 400m hurdles will be one of the highlights of BAUHAUS-galan on June 15. The three best of all time will face each other. World record holder and reigning world champion Karsten Warholm will face reigning Olympic champion Rai Benjamin and Olympic third-place finisher Alison dos Santos. “I hope the Swedish audience will cheer for me,” says Warholm.

BAUHAUS-galan offers the strongest possible starting field in the 400m hurdles. Never before have the three best of all time in the event faced each other at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium.

Norwegian Karsten Warholm gets a chance at revenge after being defeated in the Olympic final in Paris 2024 against Rai Benjamin, USA – who is competing on Swedish soil for the first time.

– I’m looking forward to it. It’s extra exciting and fun when the best compete in the same race. I have always enjoyed the Olympic Stadium. It is a good atmosphere and I get close to the crowd on lane seven so it is extra fun, says Karsten Warholm.

Warholm was noted for the world best of the year at the Diamond League competition in
Shanghai last weekend at 47.28. The last time Warholm competed at BAUHAUS-galan was in 2023. That time he won. He hopes that the Swedish crowd at the Stadium will help him cross the finish line first this year too.

– I wore a Swedish costume (when I dueled against Armand Duplantis in the 100 meters in 2024, editor’s note) last year, so in that way I can call myself ”a bit Swedish”. I therefore hope that the Swedish crowd will cheer me on a bit extra. I would appreciate that, says Warholm.

This will be the tenth meeting between Warholm and Benjamin – where the Norwegian leads 5-4 in head-to-head meetings.

– It will be a fantastic weekend with 300 meter hurdles in Oslo on Thursday and then 400 meter hurdles in Stockholm on Sunday. And also with the three fastest of all time. This is the first time I compete in these two historic competitions, which makes it even more interesting. What more could you want, says Rai Benjamin.

But they will have tough competition from dos Santos, who holds the Stadium record, 46.80, from 2022 and who has opened the season with 47.61 in Jamaica.

The trio will compete three days earlier at Bislett Stadium in Norway, and travel
together on SJ’s fast train to Stockholm as part of the Nordic countries’ cooperation in making transport between BAUHAUS-galan, Bislett Games and Paavo Nurmi Games more sustainable.

Where to watch Stockholm 2025

The 2025 Wanda Diamond League season continues in Stockholm on Sunday, June 15.

The action begins at 17:14 local time (GMT/UTC+2) with the women’s high jump and the main two-hour programme and global broadcast starts at 18:00 local time with the women’s 400m hurdles.

For information on where to watch in your territory, select the country you are in from the dropdown menu.

The list is subject to change. Please consult local TV schedules for definitive information.