British runner Josh Kerr broke the long-standing men's mile record at a Diamond League meeting in London on Saturday in a time of 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds. Britain's Josh Kerr clocked 3min 42.66sec in the men's mile at a high-octane Diamond League on Saturday, smashing the record set by Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj in Rome in 1999. Great Britain's Josh Kerr breaks the world record for the mile, held by Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj since 1999, by half a second in the London Diamond League event at London Stadium.
Time of 3min 42.66sec betters El Guerrouj’s 1999Becomes seventh British man to hold recordHe promised and he duly delivered. Josh Kerr is the new one-mile world record-holder. The former 1500m world champion and double Olympic medallist could scarcely have been more bullish about his prospects of making history at the London Diamond League on Saturday, boldly announcing his bid in March, before the outdoor season had even begun.Having geared his entire year around this one race, he stepped up and consigned to history the great Hicham El Guerrouj’s mark of three minutes 43.13 seconds that had stood since 1999, clocking a quite phenomenal time of 3:42.66.
Great Britain's Josh Kerr smashes the long-standing men's mile world record in a spectacular performance at the London Diamond League. British runner Josh Kerr has broken the 27-year-old world record for the mile in front of a sell-out crowd in London.
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