British runner Josh Kerr breaks the 27-year-old world mile record at the London Diamond League.
Josh Kerr ran a 3:42.66 mile at the London Diamond League on July 18, 2026, breaking Hicham El Guerrouj's 1999 world record by 0.47 seconds. Kerr, 28, had publicly targeted the record since March under his 'Project 222' training program. Yared Nuguse finished second in the race.
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“Britain's Josh Kerr smashes long-standing world mile record” · Al Jazeera, Reuters
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Josh Kerr ran a mile in 3:42.66 at the London Diamond League on July 18, 2026.
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