Kerr's mile record up for World Athletics award

Josh Kerr's mile world record and Sabastian Sawe breaking the two-hour barrier at the London Marathon are nominated for the moment of the year at the World Athletics Awards. 'Unbelievable!' – GB's Kerr breaks fastest mile world record Josh Kerr's mile world record and Sabastian Sawe breaking the two-hour barrier at the London Marathon have been nominated for the moment of the year at the World Athletics Awards. Great Britain's Kerr, 29, ran a time of three minutes 42.66 seconds at the London Diamond League in July, smashing the 27-year-old record held by Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj by almost half a second. He was cheered on by the home crowd at an electric London Stadium throughout.

In April, Kenya's Sawe, 31, became the first athlete to run a competitive marathon in under two hours in another historic moment for the sport. 'Absolutely incredible!' – Sawe breaks sub-two-hour marathon world record in London Sawe won in a time of one hour 59 minutes 30 seconds, more than one minute faster than the late Kelvin Kiptum's previous marathon record of 2:00:35, set in 2023. In a remarkable race, Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha also broke the two-hour barrier while finishing in second place, and third-placed Jacob Kiplimo also beat the previous world record. Botswana winning the men's 4x400m relay title in front of a