When Josh Kerr announced his intention to break the iconic 27-year-old world record in the mile earlier this year, he wasn’t going it alone. The 28-year-old Scottish middle distance runner approached ...

He called his shot—and did it! On Saturday, July 18, Josh Kerr of Great Britain ran 3:42.66 at the London Diamond League to break Hicham El Guerrouj’s 27-year-old world record in the mile. Kerr, 28, ...

Scottish middle-distance runner Josh Kerr became the fastest man in world history over four laps on Saturday, clocking 3:42.66 to break a world record set 27 years ago by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco ...

In front of a roaring home crowd at the London Diamond League, British athlete Josh Kerr has today (Saturday 18 July) done what many deemed impossible and broken the men’s mile world record.