Team GB Josh Kerr's famous brother and bitter rivalry with Olympic champion
Team GB are vying for another medal in the Paris Olympics as Josh Kerr takes on his arch rival Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the highly anticipated 1500m final.
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Julien Alfred Targets Olympic Sprint Double As 'vicious' 1500m Battle Looms
Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred targets an Olympic sprint double on Tuesday as Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr go head to head in a 1500m grudge match that promises fireworks. The first boxing gold is up for grabs at Roland Garros, the home of French tennis, but all eyes will be on Algeria's Imane Khelif, who is at the centre of a gender controversy. Alfred, who stormed to victory in the women's 100m on Saturday, is the first athlete from the tiny Caribbean island of Saint Lucia to win an Olympic medal.
Ingebrigtsen, Kerr cruise through 1,500 metres dry run
PARIS : Defending champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen and world champion Josh Kerr are expected to have a battle royale in the Olympic 1,500 metres final, but it was something of a phoney war after they were drawn in the same semi-final on Sunday.
Ingebrigtsen and Kerr safely on course for 1,500m 'race for the ages'
PARIS : Defending champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen and world champion Josh Kerr safely negotiated the first step on the path to one of the most highly-anticipated races of the Paris Olympics on Friday when they came through their heats of the 1,500 metres.
Australia's Hull races to world record in rarely-contested 2,000m
MONACO :Jessica Hull of Australia blazed to a world record in the women's 2,000 metres at the Monaco Diamond League meet on Friday, making a stunning statement ahead of the Paris Olympics as trackside fireworks exploded during her final powerful strides.
Ingebrigtsen collects record sixth European gold
ROME :Norway's Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the 1,500 metres in Rome on Wednesday for a record sixth European Championship gold.
Gebrhiwet just misses world record, Ingebrigtsen dives to win 1,500
OSLO, Norway :Ethiopia's Hagos Gebrhiwet won the men's 5,000 metres in the second fastest time ever with a sizzling final lap, while Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway hurled himself across the finish line to win the men's 1,500m in Thursday's Oslo Diamond League meet.
Chebet breaks 10,000m record, Kerr beats Ingebrigtsen
:Kenyan Beatrice Chebet shattered the women's 10,000 metres world record at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, as Britain's Josh Kerr beat arch-rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the mile race at the Eugene Diamond League meet.