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Josh Kerr lives up to superstar billing to become Commonwealth champion

The National (Scotland)

Josh Kerr delights home crowd by claiming Commonwealth gold in mile race

Kerr had smashed Hicham El Guerrouj’s 27-year-old record in London last month.

The Independent UK

Josh Kerr storms to Commonwealth Games mile title in golden Glasgow moment

Josh Kerr’s summer of miracle and wonder continued in front of his adoring home fans as he added a Commonwealth gold medal in the mile to his glittering collection

The Guardian - UK

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Isaac Beacroft walks to gold on mixed day for Australia at Commonwealth Games

The teenage race walker held off Stephen Kihu over 10,000m but there was disappointment for Nina Kennedy, Torrie Lewis and Lachie Kennedy

The Guardian - AU

Echoes of 1954 as Kerr, Wightman and rising star Myers face off in mile race

Roger Bannister’s ‘Miracle Mile’ race 72 years ago is set to gain a worthy successor as Scottish pair take on the prodigious Australian

The Guardian - UK

Australian runner Olli Hoare clarifies he did not witness murder in Glasgow

Australia’s Olli Hoare has said reports that he was a witness to a murder in Glasgow are inaccurate as he was six miles away from the scene

The Guardian - UK

Josh Kerr ready for ‘war’ with mile rivals defending home soil at Commonwealth Games

Kerr broke the mile world record earlier this month and has warned competitors that they won’t take anything easily from him in the final in Glasgow on Saturday night

The Independent UK

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Josh Kerr: My roots remain in Scotland and so I want CWG gold on home soil

The National (Scotland)

New world record-holder reveals his inspirations ahead of home Commonwealth Games

Kerr has revealed that he was gifted a “Commonwealth Games hopeful” t-shirt as a child and that he still has the t-shirt at home.

The National (Scotland)

The athletes to watch at Glasgow 2026

The National (Scotland)

Monaco Diamond League schedule, start times and line-up including Jake Wightman and Alex Yee

Everything you need to know as the Diamond League season continues

The Independent UK

Cameron Myers breaks the Australian 1500m record. Next up, world domination

The 20-year-old Canberran middle-distance runner will compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games and is an LA Olympics medal contender

The Guardian - UK

Josh Kerr: I want to be known as the best miler in history

Josh Kerr is looking forward to the summer of his life in which he will aim to break the world mile record in London as well as win Commonwealth…

The National (Scotland)

Full Team Scotland athletics squad confirmed ahead of Glasgow Commonwealth Games

THE 39 members of Team Scotland’s athletics squad have been named for the upcoming Commonwealth Games ...

The National (Scotland)

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Wightman and Muir spearheading the Scottish charge at UK Athletics Championships

At this weekend's UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham, there's plenty of Scots in the hunt for titles

The Independent UK

World Athletics Championships live: Keely Hodgkinson beaten to 800m gold as Georgia Hunter Bell takes silver

On the final day of action in Tokyo, Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson missed out on GB’s first gold medal of the week

The National (Scotland)

Susan Egelstaff: Jake Wightman's silver medal shows exactly why sport is magnificent

Jake Wightman became world 1500m champion in 2022 but since then, his career has been beset by injuries. And that's why his silver medal, won…

The Independent UK

World Athletics Championships live: Hodgkinson cruises into 800m semis, McLaughlin-Levrone sets championship record

The reigning 800m champion barely broke a sweat as she progressed to the semis, while American legend McLaughlin-Levrone set a championship record in a lightning-quick 400m final

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Jake Wightman: I thought I’d written my own perfect fairy tale

The Scot has struggled with injury since winning this event in 2022, and was beaten by two hundredths of a second in Tokyo.

The Independent UK

Injury ends Josh Kerr’s hopes of defending 1500m World Champs title

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The Independent UK

Why Jake Wightman has no regrets over agonising World Championship silver medal

In a dramatic 1500m final, Wightman was dramatically pipped on the line by Isaac Nader but still brought home GB’s first medal of the Championships in Tokyo

International Business Times

Nader Pulls Off Shock In 1,500 Metres, Moon Rises To Pole Vault Challenge At Worlds

The beauty of sport is its ability to surprise and Isaac Nader produced one of the biggest ever in international 1,500 metres finals as he won the world title on Wednesday while Katie Moon was a more predictable winner of a third successive pole vault crown.

The Independent UK

Jake Wightman: I thought I’d written my own perfect fairy tale

The Scot has struggled with injury since winning this event in 2022, and was beaten by two hundredths of a second in Tokyo.

The Independent UK

Josh Kerr limps over finish line after pulling up injured in World Championship 1500m final

Kerr’s hopes of emulating Seb Coe with back-to-back World Championship gold were ended by injury but the Scot battled on to complete the race

The Independent UK

Jake Wightman reveals how he overcame ‘very bleak years’ to land silver medal at World Athletics Championships

The Briton produced an outstanding run to claim 1500m silver to complete a remarkable comeback from injury, with defending champion and Team GB colleague Josh Kerr pulling up injured before finishing last

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