# Kerr’s mile record up for World Athletics award

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/kerrs-mile-record-up-for-world-athletics-award/
- Published: 2026-11-03T17:17:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T01:10:31+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/articles/cmy0rjzlkdreo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Entertainment, Sport, TV

## Key points

- Kerr’s 3:42.66 mile record is nominated for moment of the year.
- Sawe’s 1:59:30 London Marathon is also nominated.
- Botswana’s men’s 4x400m relay victory completes the shortlist.

## Summary

Josh Kerr’s mile world record and Sabastian Sawe’s sub-two-hour marathon are among three nominees for World Athletics’ moment of the year. Their achievements, alongside Botswana’s relay victory, highlight a season of landmark performances.

Kerr, 29, ran 3 minutes 42.66 seconds at the London Diamond League in July, improving Hicham El Guerrouj’s 27-year-old record by almost half a second. Sawe, 31, won the London Marathon in 1:59:30, becoming the first to complete a competitive marathon in under two hours; second-placed Yomif Kejelcha also broke two hours, while Jacob Kiplimo in third beat the previous record. The awards ceremony is in Monaco on 29 November.

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