Scotland's Josh Kerr breaks 27-year-old mile record at London Diamond League
- Scottish running ace Josh Kerr has lit the fuse for the Commonwealth Games with a spectacular new world mile record that was roared into history by a packed house of 60,000 at London Stadium.
- Australia's star women athletes also showed they are in sparkling form with the Games looming in Glasgow next week, as Jessica Hull and Nicola Olyslagers both annexed morale-boosting Diamond League triumphs overnight.
- The 28-year-old Edinburgh middle distance ace Kerr clocked 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds to break the 27-year-old record of 3:43.13 set by Moroccan great Hicham El Guerrouj in Rome in 1999, before
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- Scottish running ace Josh Kerr has lit the fuse for the Commonwealth Games with a spectacular new world mile record that was roared into history by a packed house of 60,000 at London Stadium.
- Australia's star women athletes also showed they are in sparkling form with the Games looming in Glasgow next week, as Jessica Hull and Nicola Olyslagers both annexed morale-boosting Diamond League triumphs overnight.
- The 28-year-old Edinburgh middle distance ace Kerr clocked 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds to break the 27-year-old record of 3:43.13 set by Moroccan great Hicham El Guerrouj in Rome in 1999, before
Sources: ABC Australia