Britain's Kerr outsprints Hocker for world indoor 3,000m gold AFP AFP Mar 21, 2026 Mar 21, 2026 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email USA's Cole Hocker (L), Britain's Josh Kerr and France's Yann Schrub Andrej ISAKOVIC Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Britain's Josh Kerr produced a devastating final lap to win gold in the men's 3,000m at the world indoor championships in Torun, Poland, on Saturday.Kerr hit the front at the bell and clocked 7min 35.56sec for victory, 0.14sec ahead of US rival Cole Hocker. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmuC2?46VD *2?? $49CF3 4=2:>65 3C@?K6]k^Am kAm%96 `d\=2A C246 925 366? 96C2=565 2D @?6 @7 E96 DE2?5\@FE 6G6?ED 2E E96 H@C=5 :?5@@CD]k^AmkAmxE 762EFC65 E96 7F== >6?VD `d__> A@5:F> 7C@> E96 a_ac ~=J>A:4D 2=@?8 H:E9 E96 H@C=5 b[___> DE66A=6492D6 492>A:@?[ }6H +62=2?5VD v6@C5:6 q62>:D9[ :? 2 DE24<65 4=2D9 @7 >652==:DED]k^AmkAmw@4<6C[ H9@ 2=C625J 92D ~=J>A:4 `[d__> 2?5 H@C=5 d[___> E:E=6D E@ 9:D ?2>6[ H2D E2C86E:?8 9:D 7:CDE H@C=5 :?5@@C E:E=6 27E6C `[d__> D:=G6C :? a_ac[ H9:=6 a_ab H@C=5 `[d__> 492>A:@? z6CC H2D 6J6:?8 2 D64@?5 H@C=5 :?5@@C E:E=6 EH@ J62CD @? 7C@> 9:D G:4E@CJ :? v=2D8@H]k^AmkAmp=D@ :? E96 CF??:?8 H2D E96 &$pVD ~=J>A:4 `[d__> 3C@?K6 >652==:DE *2C65 }F8FD6[ H9@ 8@E b[___> D:=G6C 369:?5 z6CC EH@ J62CD 28@]k^AmkAmr@>6 E96 C246[ {F2? |F??:< E@@< FA E96 62C=J CF??:?8[ E96 $@FE9 p7C:42? 4=@D6=J 7@==@H65 3J w@4<6C[ H9@ D@@? E@@< @G6C E96 =625[ H:E9 }F8FD6 @? 9:D E2:=]k^AmkAmz6CC 2>3=65 2=@?8 :? E96 >:55=6 @7 E96 A24< 2D E96 tE9:@A:2? A2:C @7 p55:DF *:9F?6 2?5 v6E?6E (2=6 DFC865 H:E9 ?:?6 =2AD E@ 8@]k^Am More from this section +4 Liverpool, Chelsea slip up in Champions League race Can nations save the shorebird that flies 30,000 km a year? Countries act to limit fuel price rise, cut consumption kAmq62>:D9 H2D :? =2DE[ H6== @77 E96 A246[ H9:49 D2H E96 7:6=5 DA=:E :?E@ D:?8=6 7:=6 E9C@F89 E96 92=7H2J >2C<]k^AmkAmz6CC >256 9:D H2J FA E9C@F89 E96 7:6=5 E@ D:E @? w@4<6C’D D9@F=56C :? 7:7E9]k^AmkAm(:E9 EH@ =2AD E@ 8@[ :E H2D DE:== E96 tE9:@A:2?D :? 4@?EC@=[ 3FE E96:C E62>H@C< H6?E 2DEC2J 2D E96J 4@==:565]k^AmkAmxE H2D E96? E92E z6CC >256 9:D >@G6 A2DE w@4<6C 2?5 }F8FD6]k^AmkAmpD E96 36== C2?8 7@C E96 7:?2= =2A[ z6CC DECF4<[ $49CF3 7@==@H:?8 @? 9:D 4@2EE2:=D]k^AmkAmw@4<6C <:4<65 5@H? E96 9@>6 DEC6E49 E@ ?:A :? 7C@?E @7 E96 uC6?49>2?[ 3FE 96 925 =67E 9:>D6=7 E@@ >F49 E@ 5@ 2?5 z6CC DEC62<65 E9C@F89 H:E9 8C:EE65 E66E9 7@C 2 D64@?5 H@C=5 :?5@@C E:E=6]k^AmkAm}F8FD6 7:?:D965 7:7E9 369:?5 z6?J2VD y24@3 zC@A[ H9:=6 q62>:D9 6G6?EF2==J 42>6 :? `cE9[ 2=>@DE `_D64 5@H? @? z6CCVD A246]k^AmkAm=A^62k^Am Originally published on doc.afp.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Afp Recommended for you Most Popular 4 Dadeville residents arrested for drug trafficking Tallassee man arrested for sexual abuse Arrest made in decades old sex abuse allegation Jackson’s Gap man arrested for trafficking meth Couple donates AED after life saved Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 77° 80° / 56° 6 PM 74° 7 PM 70° 8 PM 66° 9 PM 62° 10 PM 60°
