{"id":3588,"date":"2026-05-08T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockholm.diamondleague.com\/?p=3588"},"modified":"2026-05-08T07:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T07:44:18","slug":"dream-race-in-the-3000m-steeplechase-at-bauhaus-galan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockholm.diamondleague.com\/en\/dream-race-in-the-3000m-steeplechase-at-bauhaus-galan\/","title":{"rendered":"Dream Race in the 3000m Steeplechase at BAUHAUS-galan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>A magical showdown is set for the men\u2019s 3000m steeplechase at BAUHAUS-galan on June 7. Reigning world champion Geordie Beamish, double Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali, and current world record holder Lamecha Girma will all line up in what could become the best international race in the event this year. \u201cStockholm is an absolutely fantastic city,\u201d says Beamish.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>The field will give the chance to the crowd at Stockholm Olympic Stadium to witness a clash between three of the biggest names in steeplechasing. <\/p>\n\n<p>New Zealander Beamish claimed a sensational world title in Tokyo 2025 after an early fall in the heats \u2014 and following a thrilling sprint battle against El Bakkali in the final. Moroccan star El Bakkali has dominated the event for years with two Olympic gold medals and multiple World Championship medals, and is currently ranked world number one. Then there is Ethiopia\u2019s Girma, who holds the world record at 7:52.11.  <\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cStockholm 2023 was my first-ever Diamond League race in the 3000m steeplechase and became my breakthrough as a steeplechase runner. It\u2019s an absolutely fantastic city and the atmosphere during the competition is incredible, so it will always be a special race for me. I\u2019m more motivated than ever to start the season as reigning world champion, and it would be amazing to secure my first Diamond League victory here,\u201d says Beamish.<\/p>\n\n<p>The pace has been set for a time under 7:59, which would mean a new stadium record. <\/p>\n\n<p>Three Swedish athletes will also be on the start line: Leo Magnusson, Vidar Johansson, and Simon Sundstr\u00f6m, all of whom are aiming for the European Championships in Birmingham in August.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a huge opportunity and one of the most important competitions of the year for the guys. They are inspired by the very best athletes in the world. It creates the conditions to run fast times and qualify for championships. It\u2019s important for them to measure themselves against the best. A Diamond League competition at Stockholm Olympic Stadium feels like a World Championships or Olympic Games, in a packed stadium with the incredible history the arena has,\u201d says Malin Sundstr\u00f6m, coach of Johansson and Sundstr\u00f6m.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A magical showdown is set for the men\u2019s 3000m steeplechase at BAUHAUS-galan on June 7....","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":3586,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,1],"tags":[],"city":[],"class_list":["post-3588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stockholm-en","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stockholm.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stockholm.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stockholm.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stockholm.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stockholm.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3588"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stockholm.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3589,"href":"https:\/\/stockholm.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3588\/revisions\/3589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stockholm.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stockholm.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stockholm.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stockholm.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3588"},{"taxonomy":"city","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stockholm.diamondleague.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/city?post=3588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}