India, July 18 -- British middle-distance runner Josh Kerr created athletics history at the London Diamond League after breaking one of the sport's most enduring records. The 28-year-old smashed Hicham El Guerrouj's 27-year-old men's mile world record, clocking an incredible 3 minutes 42.66 seconds at London Stadium.

Kerr had publicly announced his ambition earlier this year to challenge the legendary record on home soil. According to BBC Sport, the Scot had targeted El Guerrouj's mark of 3:43.13, which had remained untouched since 1999, when Kerr was only one year old.

Running in front of a packed crowd of 60,000 spectators, Kerr delivered on his promise and became the seventh British athlete to hold the men's mile world record.

He is...