Great Britain's Josh Kerr and Keely Hodgkinson both put in impressive performances to win their races at the Diamond League meet in Eugene, Oregon.
Great Britain's Josh Kerr broke Steve Cram's 39-year-old British mile record as he beat Jakob Ingebrigtsen at the Diamond League meet in Oregon.The Scot led going into the final lap of the mile and held off Ingebrigtsen as he powered to victory with a time of three minutes 45.34 seconds, with fellow Britons Neil Gourley and Jake Wightman fourth and fifth respectively.
Cram, who set his record in 1985 and was commentating for BBC Sport at the event in Eugene, said: "Josh Kerr is getting better and better and better, that was phenomenal, and you know this is a man full of confidence heading to the Olympic Games."She kept her composure as Mary Moraa started quickly before the 22-year-old reeled in the Kenyan and surged to victory on the final straight, winning in 1:55.78.In the women's 100m, American Sha'Carri Richardson won in 10.
Great Britain's Laura Muir was fourth in the women's 1500m in 3:56.35, which was won by Diribe Welteji of Ethiopia in 3:53.75.There was a world record in the women's 10,000m as Kenya's Beatrice Chebet won in 28:54.14."The last lap just motivated me, especially when Gudaf dropped. Then I realised, 'Oh, I am the best, so I can go,'" said Chebet.
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