Josh Kerr smashes men’s mile world record that stood unbroken since 1999
Summary
Josh Kerr set a new men's mile world record with a time of 3 minutes 42.66 seconds, breaking a record that had lasted since 1999. The record-breaking event took place at the Diamond League meet in London, which also featured notable performances by other athletes like Julien Alfred and Sam Kendricks.Key Facts
- Josh Kerr ran the mile in 3:42.66, beating Hicham El Guerrouj’s 1999 world record of 3:43.13.
- The Diamond League meet was held at London Stadium and had nearly 60,000 spectators.
- Kerr was helped by pacemakers Brannon Kidder and Zan Rudolph during the race.
- Julien Alfred won the 200m race in 21.66 seconds, setting a new meet record.
- Sam Kendricks won the men's pole vault with a season best of 5.95 meters after Armand Duplantis withdrew due to a thigh injury.
- Norwegian Karsten Warholm won the 400m hurdles with a leading time of 46.61 seconds, his first win this season.
- Brandon Miller won the 800m race in a personal best of 1:42.19.
- Ja'Kobe Tharp won the 110m hurdles race in 12.89 seconds, setting a meet record.
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