[1] After winning the Swedish U20 championships in the shorter 300 m hurdles, Edlund qualified to represent Sweden at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival.

[1] At the festival, Edlund won the gold medal in the 400 m hurdles and a silver in the Swedish medley relay.

His time of 37.09 was a new championship record, despite knocking over a hurdle and leaping over the finish line in a manner described as similar to that of Charles Paddock.

In the finals, Edlund crossed the finish line first, initially appearing that he had surprisingly won the gold medal in a new Swedish U20 record of 49.20 seconds.

[8] In the fall of 2021, Edlund moved to the United States where he competed on the Texas Tech Red Raiders track and field team.