I was in Stockholm over the weekend to cover the 2020 Bauhaus Galan Wanda Diamond League meeting where Karsten Warholm was on fire.

Running in a stadium bereft of spectators due to pandemic restrictions, the two-time world champion powered to the second fastest 400m hurdles performance of all time. Running in lane eight, Warholm went out in his typically rampaging style, building a visible lead by the third barrier. He then added to it with each stride, powering off the final bend and into the home straight very much alone, showing little sign of slowing down. For some moments, Kevin Young’s 46.78 world record, set at the Barcelona Olympic Games 28 years ago, looked to be under serious threat.

But it didn’t come to pass after the 24-year-old Norwegian clipped the final hurdle, costing him valuable ticks of the clock. He nonetheless did claw his way closer to Young’s venerable performance, clocking 46.87 to break his own European record by 0.05 seconds and solidify his No.2 position on the world all-time list.

My coverage for World Athletics: preview, pre-meet press conference, report and a follow-up with Warholm.

For the match a Face to a Name files.. I didn’t shoot much but did manage a few shots of the pole vault and women’s 400m hurdles, won by Armand Duplantis, Holly Bradshaw and Femke Bol, respectively.

Men’s pole vault

Women’s pole vault

Women’s 400m hurdles

Some of the fans..

Stockholm’s historic 1912 Olympic Stadium

And a few more from the pre-meet press conference on Saturday (22).