Josh Kerr crushes 27-year-old world mile record after delivering on bold promise in London

British runner Josh Kerr ran the fastest mile successful past Saturday, clocking 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds to shatter the men's mile satellite grounds astatine the London Diamond League.

Kerr's historical tally broke Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj's people of 3:43.13, acceptable successful Rome successful 1999, ending a grounds that had stood for 27 years, according to The Associated Press.

The 28-year-old past took a celebratory thigh astir London Stadium aft cementing his spot successful way and tract history.

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Josh Kerr of Team Great Britain celebrates aft winning the 1 Mile Men's Final and mounting a caller World Record during the Novuna London Athletics Meet, portion of the 2026 Wanda Diamond League, astatine London Stadium connected July 18, 2026, successful London. (Harry Murphy/Getty Images)

Video shared by the Diamond League connected X captured the historical infinitesimal arsenic Kerr threw his arms into the aerial aft crossing the decorativeness enactment portion the packed stadium erupted.

The league's authoritative relationship declared, "History made by Josh Kerr!"

The erstwhile University of New Mexico standout finished much than 3 seconds up of American Yared Nuguse, who crossed successful 3:45.69. Britain's Jake Heyward finished 3rd successful a idiosyncratic champion 3:46.73, according to the authoritative results released by World Athletics.

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Josh Kerr of Team Great Britain poses adjacent to a motion displaying his caller world-record finish. (Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Reaction poured successful crossed societal media soon aft Kerr's record-breaking run.

Team Scotland wrote connected X: "A caller satellite record. Congratulations to Josh Kerr, breaking the long-standing mile satellite grounds with an unthinkable tally of 3:42.66. What an achievement."

The Olympic Games' authoritative X relationship besides celebrated the feat, posting: "History made. Great Britain's Josh Kerr roars to a satellite grounds successful the men's mile, snapping a 27-year grounds successful 3:42.66 astatine the London Diamond League."

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Josh Kerr celebrates moments aft breaking the men's mile satellite grounds astatine the London Diamond League arsenic chap competitors decorativeness down him. (Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Kerr had targeted the London Diamond League mile arsenic 1 of his superior goals this season, which does not see the Olympics oregon World Championships, according to the AP.

Speaking with BBC Sport aft the race, Kerr said the ambiance wrong London Stadium helped transportation him done the last stretch.

"It was conscionable me, my shoes and the track," helium told the outlet. "I was perfectly deaf successful that past 110 meters."

"I didn't instrumentality my ft disconnected the gas," Kerr continued. "But ... I started to glide and I was like, 'Oh wow, this feels incredible.' It's unthinkable due to the fact that I'm slowing down. So, I was like, 'I amended get to the line.' So, crossing the decorativeness line, seeing 42-something, anything, was my goal, truthful it was great."

Kerr besides reflected connected the unit helium enactment connected himself aft publically declaring months agone that helium would pursuit the record.

Josh Kerr of Team Great Britain celebrates aft winning the 1 Mile Men's Final and mounting a caller World Record during the Novuna London Athletics Meet, portion of the 2026 Wanda Diamond League, astatine London Stadium connected July 18, 2026, successful London. (Harry Murphy/Getty Images)

"It's precise overwhelming with the magnitude of hype [I created]," helium told BBC Sport. "It's silly to telephone [the attempt] that aboriginal due to the fact that there's a batch of things which tin spell wrong, but I americium surrounded by astonishing radical and was capable to enactment accordant and enactment the enactment in."

Kerr said helium hoped the show would assistance specify his bequest successful British athletics.

"If I americium to permission my people connected this athletics arsenic a British legend, pursuing successful the footsteps of the legends down me, I person to enactment successful those performances," helium told BBC Sport.

"Those performances instrumentality each azygous portion of you, each azygous portion of your team. The magnitude of enactment down the scenes is incredible. Today it was a show I was capable to bring retired — I conscionable hoped it would beryllium a small spot faster!"

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Before turning professional, Kerr starred astatine the University of New Mexico, wherever helium won 3 NCAA titles, captured 8 Mountain West championships and acceptable the collegiate grounds successful the 1,500 meters, according to the school's athletics website.

Saturday's show lowered Kerr's erstwhile personal-best mile clip of 3:45.34 by astir 3 seconds and erased 1 of way and field's longest-standing satellite records, according to World Athletics.