Josh Kerr of Britain breaks the men’s mile world record that stood since 1999
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"Josh Kerr of Britain breaks the men’s mile world record that stood since 1999" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
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Coverage (8)
- UK's Kerr smashes 27-year-old men's mile record www.espn.com · 52m ago
- Men's mile record broken for first time since 1999 CBS News · 2h ago
- Josh Kerr of Britain breaks 27-year-old world record in the mile NPR · 2h ago
- Olympian Josh Kerr Breaks Track Record That Stood for 27 Years The Daily Beast · 5h ago
- Josh Kerr wants to run the fastest mile ever. This is the shoe Brooks built to help him do it. Popular Science · 5h ago
- Josh Kerr makes athletics history by shattering one-mile world record in London The Guardian · 5h ago
- Britain’s Josh Kerr breaks the men’s mile world record that stood since 1999 The Boston Globe · 7h ago
- Josh Kerr of Britain breaks the men’s mile world record that stood since 1999 AP News · 7h ago broke it first
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