Kerr's world record attempt confirmed for London

Kerr's world record attempt confirmed for LondonImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Josh Kerr will be looking to break new ground at London StadiumPublished1 minute agoJosh Kerr's world record mile attempt has been confirmed after the Scot was named as part of a strong international field at the Diamond League Series event at London Stadium on Saturday.Compatriot Neil Gourley, the European indoor mile record holder and 2025 world indoor silver medallist, will also take part in the famous Emsley Carr Mile.Also joining 28-year-old Olympic silver medallist and two-time world indoor champion Kerr will be Paris Olympic bronze medallist Yared Nuguse and fellow Americans Hobbs Kessler and Nathan Green.Jake Wightman, last year's world 1500m silver medallist, will take his place in one of the strongest 800m line-ups of recent years.Wanyonyi breaks 1,000m world record on debut in MonacoPublished2 days agoThe Scot will look to build on his showing in Friday's Diamond League meeting in Monaco, where he finished a close second to Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi as the Olympic and world 800m champion broke the long-standing men's 1,000m world record on his debut at the rarely run distance.Among those joining the 32-year-old in London will be current Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya, silver medallist Marco Arop of Canada, Olympic finalist Bryce Hoppel of the United States, plus Ireland's Mark English and English duo Max Burgin and Ben Pattison.Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson leads a strong English contingent in the women's 800m along with world silver medallist Georgia Hunter Bell in a race that will also feature the Netherlands' Femke Broeders-Bol, who has stepped up in distance from the 400m hurdles, in which she has won multiple Olympic and world medals.Julien Alfred heads to London after a blistering run in Monaco, where the Saint Lucian clocked the third-fastest women's 200m time in history, a world lead and person...