The third stop on the Diamond League circuit took place in Stockholm on Thursday in cold and wet conditions in the Swedish capital.

Here were the highlights: 

Men’s 400m - Norman Dominates In Cold And Wet Stockholm

In chilly and breezy conditions, another all-time early season 400m performance was not in the cards for 21-year-old Michael Norman on Thursday in the Swedish capital, but the 2019 world leader still glided away to an easy victory over roommate and training partner Rai Benjamin in 44.53. 

Norman’s encore to his stunning 43.45 400m opener from April— the fastest season debut ever and sixth best in history— was highly anticipated, but temperatures hovering around 50 degrees with rain and wind took the clock out of the equation. Still, Norman’s victory resembled his Mt. SAC win in appearance, as he once again blew away Benjamin in the final 100m. Stockholm marked Norman’s first ever Diamond League 400m race.

The 400m hurdler Benjamin was second in 45.13 with Michael Cherry a distant third in 46.30.

Women’s 5000m - Hellen Obiri Crashes To The Track, Agnes Tirop Wins In 14:50

A sleepy women’s 5k took a wild turn with 1k to go as reigning world champion Hellen Obiri of Kenya crashed to the track in the middle of a traffic jam, the second fall in a chaotic race ultimately won by Kenyan Agnes Tirop in a world leading 14:50.82.

Obiri couldn’t catch back up to the pack after her tumble and was clearly limping after finishing 12th in 15:07.70.

With Obiri out of the mix, the race was extremely close between 10 women left in contention with 400m to go. Canadian Gabriela Debues-Stafford made the first big push for home with 250 meters to go, but was eventually swallowed up by Tirop, Ethiopia’s Fantu Worku and Kenyan Lilian Rengeruk in the final 100m. Debues-Stafford still wound up with a Canadian national record of 14:51.59 for her efforts.

Tirop closed in 61.88 to win by nearly half a second over Worku.

Women's 200m - Dina Asher-Smith Continues To Be On Another Level

The first sub-22.20 200m run of 2019 went to Brit Dina Asher-Smith, who dominated her second straight Diamond League as she lowered her world lead to 22.18 in Stockholm. Asher-Smith’s 22.26 from Doha was the previous mark.

In the women’s 200m @dinaashersmith notches up another #DiamondLeague win in 22.18 ?

?:@Diamond_League
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— IAAF (@iaaforg) May 30, 2019

According to Jon Mulkeen of the IAAF, the performance was Asher Smith’s fastest outside of major championships for her career. The 23-year-old set her 21.89 PB last August at the European Championships.

Wow, 22.18 from @dinaashersmith in freezing conditions in Stockholm, beating Olympic champ Elaine Thompson and two-time world champ Dafne Schippers. Her fastest ever time outside of a major championships.

— Jon Mulkeen (@Statman_Jon) May 30, 2019

While Asher-Smith is clearly in midseason form, her competition is very clearly not. Jamaican double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson, who own a 21.66 PB, was second on Thursday in 22.66.

Men’s 200m - Aaron Brown Upsets Ramil Guliyev

Canadian Aaron Brown scored an upset over 2017 world champion Ramil Guliyev in the 200m, riding a strong start for himself and a poor finish by the Turkish sprinter to an easy 20.06 to 20.40 victory. Guliyev, who won the season-opening Doha 200m in 19.99, looked out of sorts from the beginning and couldn’t rally in the straightaway.

For Brown, it was his second straight victory at a Diamond League meeting, although the 200m in Shanghai was not officially a Diamond League event. He impressively managed to run a season’s best on Thursday despite the adverse sprinting conditions.

Women’s 800m - Ajee' Wilson Wins First Semenya-Less Diamond League 800m

A new era began on Thursday in the women’s 800m in Stockholm, as American Ajee' Wilson won the first Diamond League contest at the distance since the IAAF’s restrictions on athletes with differences in sex development (DSD) took effect earlier this month.

.@AjeeW takes the win in the women’s 800m from Alemu of Ethiopia #StockholmDL?

?: @Diamond_League
⏱:https://t.co/7LiyIbZQvi pic.twitter.com/ShdKKESBhO

— IAAF (@iaaforg) May 30, 2019

With reigning world and Olympic champion Caster Semenya, as well as fellow DSD competitors Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi and Kenyan Margaret Wambui, affected by the governing body’s testosterone limitations, Wilson had top billing and ran as such by taking control with 200m to go.

The pace was never fast as Wilson won without much struggle in 2:00.87, a time no doubt slowed by Semenya’s absence. 

Women’s 100m Hurdles - Keni Harrison Wins In 12.52

As a result of a lackluster start, world record holder Keni Harrison briefly had a battle on her hands with fellow American Sharika Nelvis in the women’s 100m hurdles, but by the end she had comfortably separated herself to win in 12.52. 

Nelvis settled for second in 12.69. Harrison, who set the 12.47 world lead on May 18, maintained her perfect hurdles season in her 2019 Diamond League debut.

Men’s 800m - Amel Tuka Rallies Late

Without official Diamond League status, the times were slow and the field lacking in star power in the men’s 800m, but Bosnian Amel Tuka still managed to thrill with a late kick to defeat a hard-fading Ryan Sanchez 1:46.68 to 1:46.77.

Men’s 1500m - Timothy Cheruiyot Wins A Snoozer, Steve Cram Blasts Field

The men’s 1500m field had no interest going with the overly-ambitious pacer, who split 54.56 at 400m, and from there a somber mood was established that carried all the way to the finish line. The race was won easily by 2018 world leader Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya in 3:35.79, but certainly a lot more was expected in a contest that also featured indoor world record holder Samuel Tefera, Norwegian teen superstar Jakob Ingebrigtsen and world champion Elijah Manangoi.

Ayanleh Souleiman of Djibouti and Ingebrigtsen tied at 3:37.30 behind Cheruiyot, with Souleiman getting the minuscule edge to take second over the 18-year-old. The race was almost exciting for a brief moment as the youngest Ingebrigtsen went from seventh with a lap to go to within the top three in the span of 300m, but he couldn’t muster enough to catch Cheruiyot and was barely out-leaned by Souleiman.

Afterwards, announcer Steve Cram let loose with his displeasure of a race that failed to live up to expectations. Take it away, Steve!

“I’m going to hang that out as the worst 1500m Diamond League race I think I’ve ever seen.”

“Just awful.”

“Elijah Manangoi just gave up.”

And there you have it.

Men's 400m Hurdles - No Samba, No Benjamin, But Karsten Warholm Still Ends Up Shirtless

2017 400m hurdles champion Karsten Warholm ran relatively quick given the conditions to win in 47.85. The Norwegian was never tested and won going away by 1.40. So excited he was by the triumphant victory in a field without the world's two best 400m hurdlers-- Abderrahman Samba and Rai Benjamin-- that Warholm ripped his shirt off for some reason. Do you, Karsten.

Men's 10,000m - Rhonex Kipruto Breaks 27, Paul Chelimo Misses Standard

The men's 10,000m, which is now basically nonexistent outside of national and global championships, was the final event in Stockholm, but the NBC livestream ended before the start of the race. Unfortunately, that seemed appropriate for an event that the IAAF would like to see go away; the 10k can't expect to see brighter days when its shorter cousin, the 5k, is heading out the Diamond League door next year.

But even to little fanfare, 19-year-old Kenyan Rhonex Kipruto, the 2018 10,000m world junior champion, impressed with a 26:50.16 victory. Kipruto, who made waves with a stunning 26:46 road 10k last year, couldn't quite eclipse his road PB, but he did control the race from halfway on to run the fastest time in the world since 2017.

Behind him, Ethiopian 12:45 5k man Hagos Gebrhiwet made a successful debut at the distance with a 27:01.02 runner-up finish.

It was a disappointing day for American Paul Chelimo, who ran his first professional 10,000m on Thursday. Chelimo was at minimum targeting the 27:40 IAAF Worlds standard, but the 28-year-old came up just over three seconds short in 27:43.89. With such limited opportunities to run fast over 25 laps, it's likely that the two-time global 5k medalist will not be able to follow through on his plan to double at this year's world championships.