Scot's stunning 1500m gold in Budapest required plenty of sacrifices but he is proud of having won 'the honest way' It is almost 40 years since vast swathes of the British public tuned into watch Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett and Steve Cram leave the rest of the world gasping in their slipstreams. But on Wednesday evening Josh Kerr, a 25-year-old from Edinburgh, rekindled those golden memories with a world championship 1500m victory for the ages. Few had given Kerr, instantly recognisable with his ...
Britain's new champion Josh Kerr stirs memories of Coe, Cram and Ovett
The Guardian - 24 Aug 2023 18:58
Scot's stunning 1500m gold in Budapest required plenty of sacrifices but he is proud of having won 'the honest way' It is almost 40 years since vast swathes of the British public tuned into watch Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett and Steve Cram leave the rest of the world gasping in their slipstreams. But on Wednesday evening Josh Kerr, a 25-year-old from Edinburgh, rekindled those golden memories with a world championship 1500m victory for the ages. Few had given Kerr, instantly recognisable with his ...
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