In his first race as world 1500m champion, Josh Kerr will try to interrupt Mo Farah’s British file for the space in Zurich on Thursday (Aug 31).
Kerr defeated Jakob Ingebrigtsen on the World Championships in Budapest final week in 3:29.38, however his greatest time of three:29.05 presently locations him No.2 on the UK all-time rankings behind Farah’s 3:28.81, which was a European file on the time and was set in Monaco 10 years in the past.
Virtually all people from the world ultimate in Budapest is in Thursday’s Zurich race aside from Ingebrigtsen, who is anticipated to race subsequent in Brussels on September 8 adopted by the Diamond League ultimate in Eugene on September 16.
Information apart, Kerr will face world bronze medallist Narve Nordås of Norway plus, fourth positioned Abel Kipsang of Kenya, fifth positioned Yared Nuguse of the US and fellow Brit Neil Gourley, who completed ninth in Budapest.
“I hoped my time in Budapest would have been a bit sooner to have grabbed the British file however we now have a chance to go after it right here (in Zurich),” he mentioned.
“I can’t promise the outcome however I can promise the hassle degree. The tempo goes to be quick and I’m going to be sitting proper on that pacer. I’m going to be going for it and all I can promise is that we’re going to ship it.”
On the quick nature of Diamond League races in comparison with tactical championship occasions, Kerr provides: “I get pleasure from it. I’ve time trialled a bit and bought a number of data below my belt prior to now. I’ve not run a PB for 2 years so I’ll be proud of that.”
UK all-time 1500m rankings
3:28.81 Mo Farah, Monaco 20133:29.05 Josh Kerr, Tokyo 20213:29.23 Jake Wightman, Eugene 20223:29.67 Steve Cram, Good 19853:29.77 Seb Coe, Rieti 19863:30.60 Neil Gourley, London 20233:30.62 Charlie Da’Vall Grice, Monaco 20193:30.77 Steve Ovett, Rieti 19833:30.92 Elliot Giles, London 20233:31.08 Jake Heyward, Birmingham 2022
The assembly, which is reside for viewers within the UK on BBC2 from 7-9pm, additionally options Brits corresponding to Laura Muir within the 800m, David King within the 110m hurdles and Sammi Kinghorn and Danny Sidbury, amongst others, in wheelchair 1500m races.
Molly Caudery additionally took half within the girls’s pole vault on Thursday night time earlier than the primary programme within the metropolis’s railway station the place she positioned fifth with an indoor PB of 4.66m as Nina Kennedy of Australia gained with an Oceania file and world lead of 4.91m.
Zurich’s “Weltklasse” assembly earned the nickname of “the two-hour Olympics” a few years in the past attributable to its high-quality line-ups and the 2023 occasion isn’t any totally different.
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World 100m champion Sha’Carri Richardson of the US takes on Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica at 100m with Britain’s Daryll Neita additionally working.
Neita additionally races the 200m which options world champion Shericka Jackson of Jamaica and world silver medallist Gabby Thomas of the US.
Noah Lyles in additionally in motion within the males’s 200m in opposition to world runner-up Erriyon Knighton of the US and Britain’s world 100m bronze medallist Zharnel Hughes.
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A variety of different lately topped world champions are in motion in Zurich too corresponding to triple jumper Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela, lengthy jumper Miltos Tentoglou of Greece, excessive jumper Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra of India, dash hurdler Danielle Williams of Jamaica, 400m hurdler Karsten Warholm of Norway and pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis of Sweden.
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