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MYSTERIOUS: Josh kerr - You Need To See This

Who is Josh Kerr? Meet the 28-year-old Briton who broke the long-standing world mile record

Josh Kerr achieved a historic athletic feat on Saturday. He broke the men's world mile record at the London Diamond League. Kerr's stunning performance clocked 3 minutes 42.68 seconds. This surpassed a record held for nearly three decades. He received fifty thousand dollars for his record-breaking run.

The Economic Times

I’m following in the footsteps of giants, says Josh Kerr after mile world record

Kerr’s time of three minutes 42.66 seconds took nearly half-a-second off the previous record.

The Independent UK

Kerr breaks mile world record, Aussies shine in London

Josh Kerr made it a landmark day in London with a world mile record while Australia's women shone too at the pre-Commonwealth Games Diamond League meet.

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Josh Kerr smashes men’s mile world record that stood unbroken since 1999

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.

France 24

Josh Kerr breaks mile world record at London Diamond League

British Olympic silver medallist surpasses Hicham El Guerrouj’s mark that had stood for 27 years

Evening Standard

Josh Kerr sets mile world record at Diamond League event in London

The record in the event had stood for 27 years.

The Independent UK

How Josh Kerr mastered the mile to join British royalty with astonishing world record

The Scot joins Lord Coe, Steve Ovett and Steve Cram as world record holders over the mile, with Hicham El Guerrouj's 27-year-old time banished after a sizzling 3:42.66 went down at the London Stadium

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Josh Kerr makes athletics history by shattering one-mile world record in London

Josh Kerr consigned to history Hicham El Guerrouj’s mark of 3min 43.13sec that had stood since 1999, clocking a phenomenal time of 3:42.66

The Guardian - UK

London Diamond League schedule, start times and line-up including Josh Kerr’s mile world record attempt

Everything you need to know as the Diamond League comes to London

The Independent UK

It's been a bumpy road to reach this point, so what can we expect from Glasgow 2026?

The National (Scotland)

The athletes to watch at Glasgow 2026

The National (Scotland)

Josh Kerr ‘not scared of failure’ as he targets one-mile world record in London

The Scot said ‘I like goals that are lofty and sport needs moments’ before his shot at history, while Keely Hodgkinson also races in the Diamond League

The Guardian - UK

Inside Josh Kerr’s controversial Project 222 and the fight to be noticed

Hicham El Gerrouj’s 27-year-old record stands at 3:43.13, and in London, Kerr will aim to beat it

The Independent UK

Laura Muir: Josh Kerr's WR attempt will be tough but he'll give it a great shot

Josh Kerr's WR attempt in the mile in London will be tough but he'll give it a great shot, says Laura Muir

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Josh Kerr's world record attempt sets him up to be one of Scotland's greatest ever

The National (Scotland)

Megan Keith keen to continue riding the wave of momentum ahead of London and Glasgow

Megan Keith keen to continue riding the wave of momentum ahead of the London Diamond League and the Glasgow CWG

The Guardian - UK

Cameron Myers breaks the Australian 1500m record. Next up, world domination

The 20-year-old Canberran middle-distance runner will compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games and is an LA Olympics medal contender

The National (Scotland)

Josh Kerr: I want to be known as the best miler in history

Josh Kerr is looking forward to the summer of his life in which he will aim to break the world mile record in London as well as win Commonwealth…

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The National (Scotland)

Wightman and Muir spearheading the Scottish charge at UK Athletics Championships

At this weekend's UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham, there's plenty of Scots in the hunt for titles

The Guardian - UK

Keely Hodgkinson hints at assault on 42-year-old 800m world record in London

Keely Hodgkinson has her sights on the oldest track and field world record at the Diamond League meeting in London in July

The Guardian - UK

‘This record needs to be brought home’: Josh Kerr gunning for world mile landmark

Fresh from success at the world indoors, the 28-year-old believes the mile world record belongs in Britain and hopes to make history in London in July

The Independent UK

Michael Johnson to give back alleged $500,000 ‘secret’ payment from Grand Slam Track

Johnson is said to have advanced ‘millions’ while Grand Slam Track confirmed the former Olympic champion will return a disputed $500k ‘reimbursement’

The Independent UK

Josh Kerr relieved to banish ‘demons’ with victory in 3000m world indoor final

He struck gold in seven minutes and 35.56 seconds, enacting revenge on Cole Hocker.

The Independent UK

Josh Kerr defeats rival Cole Hocker to reclaim 3,000m world indoor gold

Kerr managed to hold off a final-stretch fightback from Hocker, who took silver

The Guardian - UK

Josh Kerr surges to world indoor gold and makes ‘night night’ gesture at rival

Josh Kerr won gold for Britain in the 3,000m at the world indoor championships – and sent a message to rival Cole Hocker

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