Josh Kerr breaks 27-year-old mile record in front of packed home crowd in London
- On Saturday, July 18, 2026, Scottish runner Josh Kerr broke the men's mile world record at the London Diamond League, clocking 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds to eclipse the 1999 mark of 3:43.13 set by Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj.
- Kerr's shoe sponsor branded the attempt "Project 222," referencing the seconds in 3:42. The 28-year-old two-time Olympic 1,500m medalist had targeted this record as a primary season goal.
- While not a championships event, the mile carries iconic status in track history, with British runner Roger Bannister famously breaking the four-minute barrier in 1954, establishing the discipline's prestige.
- Elsewhere at London Stadium, Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred defeated American Gabby Thomas in the 200-metre race, while Nigerian Kayinsola Ajayi won the 100-metre event, equaling his national record of 9.84 seconds.
- Getty Mark English finished second in the 800m with a new personal best of 1:42.97, and Sarah Healy took over a second off her 3,000m personal best to finish third in 8:25.63.
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The distance was considered to be the domain of British runners for many years. Now Josh Kerr has once again crowned an athlete from the island to the king of the mile. To do this, the Scotsman needed a special shoe – and a completely new training.
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Scottish middle-distance runner Josh Kerr produced the sporting highlight of the year over the weekend when he broke the mile world record that has stood for 27 years. And it went by almost unnoticed.
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Polarizing Olympian smashes 27
Josh Kerr, the British runner who helped stoke a revival in middle-distance drama on the track, added a new chapter Saturday by running the mile in 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds to break the 27-year-old world record for the distance. At a Diamond League meet in London, Kerr broke Moroccan great Hicham El Guerrouj’s mark of 3 minutes, 43.13 seconds, set in Rome in 1999. The 28-year-old native of Edinburgh celebrated with a lap of honor at London Stadi…
UK’s Kerr smashes world mile record
Josh Kerr on Saturday shattered the 27-year-old world mile record at London Stadium as he made his “Project 222” a reality, shaving almost three seconds off his own personal best in the process. The 28-year-old Briton, roared on by a capacity 60,000 crowd at the London Diamond League meet, ran a tim
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