It has been impossible to miss Josh Kerr at these world championships. He is the man in the golden $255 Oakley shades, with the speed and confidence to back up his sartorial flair. And having won his 1500m heat and semi-final, the 24-year-old Briton senses a golden opportunity in the final on Tuesday.
Last year Kerr won Olympic bronze in a time of 3:29.05 – quicker than Seb Coe, Steve Cram and Steve Ovett in their prime. And while he faces a stacked field that includes the Tokyo 2020 champion from Norway, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, the silver medallist Timothy Cheruiyot and Abel Kipsang, the world’s fastest man in 2022, Kerr insists he is in the form of his life.
