Newly crowned 3000m world indoor champion Josh Kerr will return to action in the mile at the London leg of the 2026 Wanda Diamond League.
Kerr, who was one of several British athletes to win gold at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun last weekend, will headline the Emsley Carr Mile at the Novuna London Athletics Meet on July 18.
The Scottish distance star already holds the British record over the distance, which he set with 3:45.34 at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Eugene in 2024.
The 2023 world 1500m champion will be hoping to go even faster when he lines up in front of his home crowd at the London Stadium.
“The Emsley Carr Mile has an incredible history and to have the opportunity to compete in that event in London is special,” said the 28-year-old.
“I have some big goals this summer – it’s no secret that I want to compete for Scotland in the mile at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow too – and this fits my schedule perfectly. It’s a Diamond League race so I know it’ll be a strong field, but I’m not concerned about who will or won’t be there. I can only control my own performance so I want to go out there and run fast. I want to make it memorable.”
London is the 11th leg of the 2026 Wanda Diamond League, which begins in Doha on May 8 and ends at the two-day series final in Brussels on September 4-5.
The series unites the biggest names in track and field in some of the world’s most iconic arenas, crossing four continents and 15 cities over the course of the season.
