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Josh Kerr of Britain breaks 27-year-old world record in the mile
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British runner Josh Kerr has set a new world record for the mile, finishing in 3 minutes and 42.66 seconds in London. The achievement follows a highly publicized training regimen and a strategic focus on breaking the 27-year-old record.
British runner Josh Kerr broke the world record for mile time on Saturday in London, at 3 minutes and 42.66 seconds . Kerr beat the record last set by Moroccan runner Hicham El Guerrouj in Rome in 1999, at 3 minutes and 43.13 seconds, by nearly half a second.
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