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##### 2026 Diamond League
# At the London Athletics Meet, British runner Josh Kerr sets a new world record of 3:42.66 for the mile. The previous record of 3:43.13 by Hicham El Guerrouj had been set in 1999. 




### Sources:

1. [BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/articles/cx2jl1wge2po)

### Changes:

1.  At the London Athletics Meet, British runner Josh Kerr sets a new world record of 3:42.66 for the mile. The previous record of 3:43.13 by Hicham El Guerrouj had been set in 1999.  _2026-07-19 11:52:21 (First version)_
1. At the London Athletics Meet, British runner Josh Kerr sets a new world record of 3:42.66 for the mile. The previous record of 3:43.13 by Hicham El Guerrouj had been set in 1999.  _(Current version)_

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