Kerr's world record attempt confirmed for London
Josh Kerr's world record mile attempt is confirmed as the Scot is part of a strong international field at the Diamond League Series event in London on Saturday.
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A British sprinter who finished second in the women's 100m.
Ben Pattison is an emerging English middle-distance runner.
Bryce Hoppel is an American middle-distance runner who reached the Olympic finals.
British sprinter and former world champion.
The 21-year-old Kenyan Olympic champion in the men's 800m.
Femke Broeders-Bol is a Dutch athlete who excels in middle-distance running.
Gabby Thomas is an American sprinter.
Great Britain's Georgia Hunter Bell is an accomplished middle-distance runner.
Hobbs Kessler is an American middle-distance runner.
Jake Wightman is the 2022 1500m world champion.
Josh Kerr is a British middle-distance runner aiming to break the mile world record.
An Olympic champion from St Lucia who won the women's 100m.
Keely Hodgkinson is a British middle-distance runner who recently broke the women's indoor 800m world record.
Marco Arop is a Canadian middle-distance runner and Olympic silver medallist.
Mark English is an Irish middle-distance runner.
Max Burgin is an English middle-distance runner.
Nathan Green is an American middle-distance runner.
Neil Gourley is a Scottish middle-distance runner and the European indoor mile record-holder.
Success Eduan is a British athlete and national champion.
Yared Nuguse is an American middle-distance runner and an Olympic bronze medallist.
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Josh Kerr's world record mile attempt is confirmed as the Scot is part of a strong international field at the Diamond League Series event in London on Saturday.
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