Record setter Kerr, Alfred light up London Diamond League
Josh Kerr streaked to a memorable world record in the men’s mile at a high-octane Diamond League meet in London on Saturday, while Julien Alfred continued her unbeaten sprint streak. But injury-hit Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis was forced to withdraw from the pole vault in what was the 11th meet of the 15-leg elite circuit of […] The post Record setter Kerr, Alfred light up London Diamond League appeared first on The Namibian .
Josh Kerr streaked to a memorable world record in the men’s mile at a high-octane Diamond League meet in London on Saturday, while Julien Alfred continued her unbeaten sprint streak.
But injury-hit Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis was forced to withdraw from the pole vault in what was the 11th meet of the 15-leg elite circuit of track and field.
In what was touted as the world’s best-attended one-day athletics meet at London Stadium, home to Championship football team West Ham United, Kerr was carried home by a raucous near 60,000-capacity crowd.
The 28-year-old US-based Scot clocked 3min 42.66sec to smash the previous best of 3:43.13 set by Morocco’s Hicham El Guerrouj in Rome in 1999.
A two-time world indoor 3,000m winner, Kerr was paced to perfection by his training partner Brannon Kidder and Slovenian Zan Rudolph, and was left to punch the air in triumph as he crossed the line.
“It was just incredible in that last lap. It was just me, my shoes and track,” said Kerr.
