Britain’s Josh Kerr breaks men’s mile world record that stood since 1999
AP News • • sports
Key Points:
- Josh Kerr broke the 27-year-old mile record by running 3:42.66 at a Diamond League meet in London, surpassing Hicham El Guerrouj’s 1999 mark of 3:43.13.
- Kerr celebrated his achievement with a lap of honor at London Stadium and described the experience as feeling incredible despite being exhausted in the final stretch.
- The 28-year-old British runner's previous personal best was 3:45.34 earlier in 2024, and he finished well ahead of American Yared Nuguse, who clocked 3:45.69.
- Kerr has been a key figure in middle-distance running, often competing and exchanging challenges with Jakob Ingebrigtsen, especially in the 1,500-meter race leading up to the Paris Olympics.
- With no major championships this year, Kerr focused on the mile, a historic distance famously associated with Roger Bannister’s four-minute barrier breakthrough in 1954.
