Reigning Olympic and Wanda Diamond League champion Valarie Sion will be hoping to conquer her Stockholm demons when she headlines the women’s discus at the BAUHAUS-Galan on June 7.
Sion (née Allman) has dominated the discus in recent years, but a win in Stockholm has until now proved elusive for the 31-year-old US star.
Her previous two performances in the Swedish capital have both ended in defeat. On her last appearance in 2023, she failed to land a single legal throw.
Sion’s struggles in Stockholm are a rare blot on an otherwise almost perfect Diamond League record.
The American has notched up 19 victories and five titles in athletics’ premier one-day series this decade, making her one of the most successful athletes in Diamond League history.
In 2026, she became only the eighth athlete ever to win every single Diamond League competition in a single season.
In 2026, she will be hoping to equal the female record of six Diamond League titles, which is currently held by her long-time Croatian rival Sandra Elkasevic.
Sion faces a tough test in Stockholm, with world number two Jorinde Van Klinken and local Diamond League debutante Vanessa Kamga also on the startlist.
Stockholm is the sixth leg of the 2026 Wanda Diamond League, which begins in Doha on May 8 and ends at the two-day series final in Brussels on September 4-5.
The series unites the biggest names in track and field in some of the world’s most iconic arenas, crossing four continents and 15 cities over the course of the season.
