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It’s not uncommon for a child to dream about what they want to do when they grow up. Josh Kerr’s dreams just happened to be more specific than most.
The reigning 1500m world champion, who grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland, has fantasised about winning Olympic gold since he was a

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Josh Kerr on Paris 2024: “I’ve wanted to win these Olympic Games since I was 12 years old”

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Few events capture the drama of the track like the men’s 1500m.
This race, dubbed the "Formula One of track races" by Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen, is a race that has seen rivalries ignite, champions dethroned, and records fall in the lead-up to Paris 2024.
From Ingebrigtsen's commanding victory in Tokyo

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You could write a whole saga on the men’s 1500m, and Norway's double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen would be the first to tell you why.
It is a race of speed and strategy, where every lap is a chess match played at breakneck pace, and a single wrong move can

The men's 1500m in 2024: a review

It was meant to be a showdown between rivals Josh Kerr of Great Britain and Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
Cole Hocker had other ideas.
The American claimed a sensational surprise gold in the men's 1500m, beating the pre-race favourites in a shocking final 200 metres to cross the line in a

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PARIS, FRANCE: Cole Hocker of Team United States celebrates winning the gold medal during the Men's 1500m Final on day eleven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 06, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Cole Hocker has won the men's 1500m Olympic title

Cole Hocker sets Olympic record en route to shock 1500m gold

The 6 August and British athletes continue their incredible progress on Day 11 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Dina Asher-Smith, the world champion in the women's 200m in 2019 and a world bronze medallist in 2022, goes in the half lap on the fifth day of stadium athletics.
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Dina Asher-Smith (left) and Sky Brown compete at Paris 2024.

Dina Asher-Smith and Sky Brown compete at Paris 2024

Team GB athletes to watch on 6 August at Paris 2024

The Stade de France was in full-on party mode on a rip-roaring first day of athletics at Paris 2024.
The festivities began even before the sporting action, with a dance cam capturing the very best moves from across the stadium.
But even the greatest mover couldn’t entertain the crowd as

Sha'Carri Richardson wins her round 1 race in the women's 100m at Parid 2024

Paris 2024 athletics gets started in style

The men’s 1500m at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is set to feature one of the biggest rivalries in the world of athletics.
The competition is between the two fastest runners in the men’s 1500m — defending Olympic gold medallist Jakob Ingebrigtsen and reigning World Champion Josh Kerr.
While the

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - AUGUST 23: Josh Kerr of Team Great Britain and Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Team Norway  compete in the in the Men's 1500m Final during day five of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 at National Athletics Centre on August 23, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images for World Athletics)

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Josh Kerr versus Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s rivalry at Paris 2024

Supreme Dina Asher-Smith took the women's 200m title at the UK Athletics Championships and Olympic Trials on Sunday (30 June), in a time of 22.18 ahead of in-form compatriot Daryll Nieta (22.46). Amy Hunt (22.78) came in third.
In cold and rainy conditions, the now Texas-based athlete was happy with

Dina Asher-Smith competes in the 200m heats at the 2024 UK Athletics Championships and Olympic Trials in Manchester

UK Athletics Championships 2024: Asher-Smith, Hudson-Smith win 200m titles, Kerr falls

Newcomer Louie Hinchliffe stole the show on a chilly, rainy, summer's day at the UK Athletics Championships and Olympic Trials in Manchester.
The Sheffield-born, University of Houston athlete, won the 100m title on Saturday (29 June) with a time of 10.18, ahead of Jeremiah Azu (10.25) and CJ Ujah (10.37).

Louie Hinchliffe wins British 100m title at Manchester 2024

UK Athletics Championships: Hinchliffe and Neita win 100m titles

Great Britain’s Josh Kerr won the Bowerman Mile at the Diamond League Prefontaine Classic 2024 over reigning Wanda Diamond League champion, Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen in front of a near-capacity crowd of fans. Kerr overtook Ingebrigsten with 600 meters to go, holding his lead to take the win.
In what was

Great Britain's Josh Kerr and Norway's  Jakob Ingebrigtsen compete in the men's Bowerman Mile at the Diamond League Prefontaine Classic 2024.

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Prefontaine Classic: Josh Kerr beats Jakob Ingebrigtsen in Bowerman Mile

Over the past year, the rivalry between the Olympic 1500m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen from Norway and Great Britain’s Josh Kerr, has intensified. The rivalry originated following last year’s world title in Budapest, where Kerr beat Ingebrigtsen, and since then, the two have been engaged in a battle of words.
The

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2024 Pre Classic Press Conference: Bowerman Mile: Yared Nuguse,  Josh Kerr, Jakob Ingebrigtsen

Yared Nuguse, Josh Kerr, Jakob Ingebrigtsen 2024 Pre Classic 

Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen rivalry intensifies ahead of Bowerman mile at Diamond League Prefontaine Classic 

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The Men's 1500m Final took place at Stade de France, on 06/08/24. Cole Hocker (USA) won Gold with an Olympic record time 3:27.65 minutes. Josh Kerr (GBR) won Silver, and Yared Nuguse (USA) completed the podium.

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