Follow usJosh Kerr has managed to clinch the 1500m gold medal in a spectacular fashion, topping Norway Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigsten at the World Championship in Budapest.
JOSH. KERR.
The 1500m crown returns to 🇬🇧 as @joshk97 outkicks Jakob Ingebrigtsen after a thrilling last lap 😳
3:29.38 FTW#WorldAthleticsChamps pic.twitter.com/bG3MafFs50
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 23, 2023
The 25-year-old clocked a season’s best 3 minutes and 29.38 seconds to secure the top step of the podium. Kerr timed his run to perfection and stole the win in the last 200m from Ingebrigsten, who lost last year’s Championship to Jake Wightman in a similar fashion.
The heartbroken Norwegian finished in second with 3 minutes and 29.65 seconds, ahead of compatriot Narve Gilje Nordas(3:29.68).
It was Britain’s fourth medal of the championship and second gold after Katerina Johnson-Thompson triumphed at the heptathlon.
