British Runner 'Calls His Shot' and Breaks World Record in the Mile–After it Stood for 27 Years
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Scottish runner Josh Kerr broke the world mile record with a time of 3:42.66 at the London Diamond League, finishing a half-second faster than the previous record of 3:43.13 set by Hicham El Guerrouj in 1999. Kerr is an Olympic silver medalist who previously held the world record for the 1,500 meters.
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