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Part of situation: Diamond League 2026 – London Mile Record & Sprinters (13 clusters)

Josh Kerr breaks 27‑year mile world record in London

Josh Kerr mile world record London Diamond League Project 222 Hicham El Guerrouj

On 18 July 2026, British middle‑distance runner Josh Kerr ran the mile in 3:42.66 at the Diamond League meeting in London, improving Hicham El Guerrouj’s 1999 mark of 3:43.13 by 0.47 seconds. The performance set a new world record, a new meet record and a new British record for the distance.

Kerr had announced the attempt as part of “Project 222”, targeting a sub‑222‑second mile. He ran with pacemakers to the 800 m before taking the lead, finished with a deafening lap, and said, “It was very overwhelming… I was just me, my shoes and the track.” The stadium audience of roughly 60,000 spectators gave a standing ovation, and World Athletics awarded him a $50 000 bonus.

The race also produced a series of personal bests from the field, with Yared Nuguse (USA) second in 3:45.69 and Jake Heyward (GBR) third in 3:46.73. Kerr’s achievement marks the first mile world record broken on British soil in 27 years.

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about 9 hours ago
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about 10 hours ago
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about 20 hours ago
Josh Kerr Breaks the Mile World Record That Outlasted a Generation [runnerstribe.com]
about 1 hour ago
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about 7 hours ago
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about 8 hours ago
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about 8 hours ago
London Diamond League: Josh Kerr Destroys 27-Year Mile World Record in Front of Home Crowd [www.pulsesports.co.ke]
about 9 hours ago
Britanac na Dijamantnoj ligi oborio rekord star 27 godina, poraz i ozljeda Duplantisa [sportklub.n1info.hr]
about 7 hours ago
Team GB star Josh Kerr destroys remarkable 27-year-old world record [thebusinesstimes.co.uk]
about 2 hours ago
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about 8 hours ago
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about 7 hours ago
Josh Kerr pulverizó el récord mundial de la milla en Londres y devolvió la plusmarca al Reino Unido [cuestionentrerriana.com.ar]
about 2 hours ago
Josh Kerr lleva el récord de la milla al siglo XXI con una marca de 3m 42,66s [elpais.com]
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Josh Kerr of Britain breaks 27-year-old world record in the mile [www.ksfr.org]
about 4 hours ago
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about 9 hours ago
Josh Kerr of Britain breaks the men’s mile world record that stood since 1999 [mymotherlode.com]
about 4 hours ago
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about 6 hours ago
Josh Kerr sets new WORLD RECORD for the fastest mile run – as Brit smashes 27-year mark in front of 60,000 fans at London Stadium [uk-times.com]
about 8 hours ago
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Läufer Kerr bricht 27 Jahre alten Meilen-Weltrekord [www.diepresse.com]
about 8 hours ago
Josh Kerr of Britain breaks the men''s mile world record that stood since 1999 [www.news18.com]
about 9 hours ago
Diamond League: Josh Kerr Sets Mile World Record as Emil Agyekum Breaks German Record - Archysport [www.archysport.com]
about 9 hours ago
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about 9 hours ago
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about 7 hours ago
I’m following in the footsteps of giants, says Josh Kerr after mile world record [ca.sports.yahoo.com]
about 7 hours ago
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about 9 hours ago
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about 8 hours ago
Emil Agyekum bricht Uralt-Rekord bei Diamond League in London [www.zdfheute.de]
about 7 hours ago
Athlétisme: le Britannique Josh Kerr bat le record du monde du mile en 3 min 42 sec 66 [information.tv5monde.com]
about 9 hours ago
Runner Josh Kerr breaks world record for fastest mile: See his time [www.livenowfox.com]
1 day ago
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about 8 hours ago
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about 8 hours ago
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about 7 hours ago
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1 day ago
British runner breaks the men’s mile world record that stood since 1999 [justthenews.com]
about 6 hours ago
Kerr breaks mile world record, Aussies shine in London [www.perthnow.com.au]
about 9 hours ago
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about 2 hours ago
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about 4 hours ago
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1 day ago
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about 7 hours ago
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about 4 hours ago
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about 4 hours ago
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about 9 hours ago
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about 9 hours ago
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about 9 hours ago
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about 1 hour ago
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about 10 hours ago
Runner Josh Kerr breaks 27-year record for world’s fastest mile [freerepublic.com]
34 minutes ago
Britain's Josh Kerr sets new world record in men's mile [gulfnews.com]
about 5 hours ago
Josh Kerr of Britain breaks 27-year-old world record in the mile [www.kpbs.org]
about 4 hours ago
Josh Kerr breaks 27-year-old mile record in London [metro.co.uk]
about 8 hours ago
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about 7 hours ago
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about 9 hours ago
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about 19 hours ago
Malaika Mihambo mit Saisonbestleistung in London: "Kurve zeigt nach oben" [www.swr.de]
about 4 hours ago
British runner breaks world record for mile held for 27 years [www.thejournal.ie]
about 9 hours ago
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1 day ago
Tablets already used by NHS could help fight breast cancer: study [www.dailymail.com]
39 minutes ago
I’m following in the footsteps of giants, says Josh Kerr after mile world record [www.independent.co.uk]
about 7 hours ago
Joy as Team GB star destroys remarkable 27-year-old world record [www.mirror.co.uk]
about 3 hours ago