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Sport18 July 2026Archive brief

At the London Athletics Meet, British runner Josh Kerr sets a new world record of 3:42.66 for the mile.

At the London Athletics Meet, British runner Josh Kerr sets a new world record of 3:42.66 for the mile. The previous record of 3:43.13 by Hicham El Guerrouj had been set in 1999.

By Belfast Herald Sport2 min read

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At the London Athletics Meet, British runner Josh Kerr sets a new world record of 3:42.66 for the mile. The previous record of 3:43.13 by Hicham El Guerrouj had been set in 1999.

The development was among the significant sport stories being followed from United Kingdom. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to BBC Sport on 18 July 2026.

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