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Kerr, the outdoor 1500m world champion, has made clear his intention to leave the Paris Olympics later this year with a gold medal hanging around his neck.<\/p>\n
On this occasion, he judged his 3,000m finish to perfection as he overhauled Ethiopia’s defending champion Selemon Barega.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old never looked like relinquishing the lead once he hit the front with 100m remaining, the crowd rising to their feet as Kerr powered to a memorable victory.<\/p>\n
Little more than six months has passed since Kerr stunned reigning Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen to take his outdoor global gold in Budapest.<\/p>\n
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 title to reinforce his confidence.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
He achieved that here, emulating compatriots Tom McKean and Yvonne Murray’s 1993 successes over 800m and 3,000m respectively in Toronto, while further asserting himself as the man to beat in Paris.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n