New mile world record after 27 years

Scottish middle-distance athlete Josh Kerr broke the world record for the mile on July 18, running the distance (just over 1,600 metres) in 3 minutes, 42.6 seconds.He broke the previous record, which had stood for 27 years, by half a second. He said afterwards that breaking the mile record had been his main goal for this year and planned...

12 June 2026

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