Josh Kerr points assertion of intent forward of Paris 2024 as Steve Cram’s 39-year-old nationwide report and Olympic 1500m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen have been overwhelmed in Eugene
Final Up to date: 26/05/24 9:23am
Josh Kerr triumphed in Eugene, Oregon, with a world-leading run of three minutes 45.34 seconds
Josh Kerr smashed Steve Cram’s 39-year-old nationwide report to say victory over Jakob Ingebrigtsen within the mile race on the Diamond League meet in Eugene.
The Scottish runner received a highly-anticipated showdown with Norwegian rival Ingebrigtsen due to a outstanding, world-leading run of three minutes 45.34 seconds.
Cram had held the British report since 1985 with a time of three minutes 46.32 seconds.
Olympic 1500m champion Ingebrigtsen, who was shocked by Kerr in that occasion eventually yr’s World Championships in Budapest, completed second, with Britons Neil Gourley and Jake Wightman in fourth and fifth respectively.
Josh Kerr smashed Steve Cram’s British mile report, which had stood since 1985
Earlier, Keely Hodgkinson produced a dominant show to win the ladies’s 800m. The 22-year-old clocked a world-leading time of 1 minute 55.78 secs, whereas compatriot Jemma Reekie was third – behind Kenyan Mary Moraa – in a time of 1 minute 57.45 secs.
Sprinter Dina Asher-Smith got here third within the girls’s 100m in a season’s greatest time of 10.98secs.
Compatriot Daryll Neita completed fourth in 11 secs, with American Sha’Carri Richardson (10.83secs) claiming victory forward of St Lucia’s Julien Alfred (10.93secs).
Laura Muir continued preparations for this summer season’s Olympics in Paris with fourth place within the girls’s 1500m in a season’s greatest three minutes 56.35secs.
The Tokyo 2020 silver medallist mentioned: “I want to be in the best shape I can for August, so it’s a step towards that to run 56 (seconds) in May. It’s very promising.”
Elsewhere, Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet set a brand new world report of 28 minutes 54.14 secs to win the ladies’s 10,000m.
