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Josh Kerr of Britain breaks 27-year-old world record in the mile

First publishedJul 18, 16:21 UTC
Last updatedJul 19, 01:13 UTC · 2m ago
11 outletSeattle Times11 outletESPN11 outletAl Jazeera11 outletNew York Post11 outletNPR News11 outletCBS News11 outletCBS News
Seattle Times6Josh Kerr of Britain breaks the men’s mile world record that stood since 1999Open ↗ESPN6UK's Kerr smashes 27-year-old men's mile recordOpen ↗Al Jazeera7UK’s Josh Kerr smashes longstanding world mile record in LondonOpen ↗New York Post5Runner Josh Kerr breaks 27-year record for world’s fastest mileOpen ↗NPR News9Josh Kerr of Britain breaks 27-year-old world record in the mileOpen ↗CBS News8Men's mile record broken for first time since 1999Open ↗CBS News8British runner sets new men's mile recordOpen ↗
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Kerr announced his bid to break the world record months in advance, and pulled off the plan in London on Saturday.(Image credit: Harry Murphy)

Reported by 7 outlets — NPR News, CBS News, Al Jazeera, ESPN, Seattle Times, and 1 more. See all sources ↓

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Kerr announced his bid to break the world record months in advance, and pulled off the plan in London on Saturday.(Image credit: Harry Murphy)
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7 outlets, average source rating 7.0/10.
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2m ago.
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    Josh Kerr of Britain breaks the men’s mile world record that stood since 1999

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