Great Britain’s Josh Kerr smashed the long-standing men’s mile world record with a spectacular performance at the London Diamond League.
Having announced his intention to break Hicham El Guerrouj’s 27-year record in London back in March, Kerr delivered in emphatic fashion as he crossed the line in three minutes 42.66 seconds.
Roared on by a sell-out crowd of 60,000 at London Stadium, the five-time global medallist bettered the Moroccan’s mark – untouched since 1999, when Kerr was aged one – by nearly half a second.
The 28-year-old became the seventh British athlete to claim the mile record, and first since Steve Cram in 1985.
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