GB's Kerr wins stunning world gold in Glasgow

Great Britain's Josh Kerr won his second global title as he claimed a stunning 3,000m gold in front of electric home support at the World Athletics Indoor Championships.

Roared on as deafening crowd noise filled Glasgow's Emirates Arena, world 1500m champion Kerr triumphed in seven minutes 42.98 seconds to become the first Scot to win world indoor gold in 31 years.

In doing so he earned GB's first medal of the championships, after Laura Muir finished fifth in the women's 3,000m.

In the women's 400m final, the Netherlands' Femke Bol set a world record of 49.17 seconds to take gold, as British team captain Laviai Nielsen ran a personal best 50.89 but narrowly missed out on the podium in fourth.

Kerr, who has made clear his intention to leave the Paris Olympics with a gold medal hanging around his neck, judged his finish to perfection as he overhauled Ethiopia's defending champion Selemon Barega.

The 26-year-old never looked like relinquishing the lead once he hit the front with 400m remaining, the crowd rising to their feet as Kerr powered to a memorable victory.

Little more than six months has passed since Kerr stunned reigning Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen to take the outdoor World Championship 1500m gold in Budapest.

Winner of Olympic bronze in Tokyo, Kerr has backed up his talk at the start of 2024 by breaking British legend Mo Farah's world indoor two-mile record that had stood for nine years - and now he has another world gold to reinforce his confidence.

Having finished 12th at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham two years ago, Kerr said prior to these championships he wanted to at last do himself justice in front of a home crowd.

He achieved that here, while further asserting himself as the man to beat in Paris.

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