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07/18 10:42 CDT Josh Kerr of Britain breaks the men's mile world record that
stood since 1999
Josh Kerr of Britain breaks the men's mile world record that stood since 1999
LONDON (AP) --- British runner Josh Kerr ran 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds to break
the longstanding men's mile world record at a Diamond League meet in London on
Saturday.
Kerr broke Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj's mark of 3 minutes, 43.13 seconds, set
in Rome in 1999, and the Edinburgh native then set off on a lap of honor at
London Stadium.
Kerr was so dominant on Saturday that he finished just over three seconds clear
of American Yared Nuguse in 3:45.69.
The crowd support as he closed in on the record was "just incredible," Kerr
told the BBC.
"It was just me, my shoes and the track," he said. "I was absolutely deaf in
that last 110 meters.
"I didn't take my foot off the gas," he continued, "but ... I started to glide
and I was like ?oh wow this feels incredible.' It's incredible because I'm
slowing down. So, I was like ?I better get to the line.' So, crossing the
finish line, seeing 42-something --- anything --- was my goal, so it was great."
The 28-year-old Kerr's previous best time was 3:45.34 in 2024.
He had targeted the mile race at the Diamond League meet as a main goal in a
track season with neither Olympics nor world championships.
The mile is not a championships event yet has iconic status in track history,
with the four-minute barrier broken in 1954 by another British runner, Roger
Bannister.
Kerr was a silver medalist in the 1,500 meters at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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AP sports: https://apnews.com/sports
