Topic Lifecycle: Dormant
This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Sunday 19 July 2026 and has not appeared in recent broadcasts.
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British athlete Josh Kerr broke the world record for the mile at the Diamond League meeting in London. Running in front of 60,000 fans at the London Stadium, he set a new time of 3 minutes 42.66 seconds, beating the previous record set in 1999. Kerr became the first British runner to hold the mile world record since Steve Cram in 1985. He had announced his intention to attempt the record earlier in the year.
Key Claims by Channel
| Claim | BBC NEWS | BBC One | ITV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Kerr broke the world record for the mile at the Diamond League meeting in London, running 3:42.66 to beat the previous record set in 1999. | |||
| The crowd at the event was 60,000. | · | ||
| The previous mile world record was set in 1999. | · | ||
| Kerr was reported to be either 1 year old or 18 months old when the previous record was set. | · | ||
| Kerr is the first British runner to break the mile world record since Steve Cram in 1985. | · | · | |
| Kerr announced his intention to break the record in March. | · | · | |
| Kerr's next focus is the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in ten days. | · | · |
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| Date | Channel 5 | BBC NEWS | BBC One | BBC Two | Channel 4 | GB News | ITV | Sky News |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 19 July 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2m 50s 7.2% | — |
| Saturday 18 July 2026 | — | — | 1m 49s 5.1% | — | — | — | 29s 3.2% | — |