Beyond Kerr’s World Record: Everything Else That Went Down On The London Track

Josh Kerr’s mile world record was always going to own the London Diamond League, and it did. But the July 18 program at the Olympic Stadium packed a full evening of racing around it, including a world lead from Karsten Warholm, an 800m stunner, two more meeting records, and a home win from Britain’s biggest track star. Here’s everything else that happened on the track, with the full result for each race.

Meet: Novuna London Athletics Meet (London Diamond League)
Date: Saturday, July 18, 2026
Venue: London Olympic Stadium

The Headline: Kerr’s Mile

We’ve covered the main event in full, but for the record: Kerr ran 3:42.66 to break Hicham El Guerrouj’s 3:43.13 mark from 1999, the oldest record in the middle-distance book, with Yared Nuguse chasing him home in a season best. Our complete coverage of the world record is here.

1. Josh Kerr (GBR) — 3:42.66 (World Record)
2. Yared Nuguse (USA) — 3:45.69
3. Jake Heyward (GBR) — 3:46.73
4. Robert Farken (GER) — 3:46.82
5. Nathan Green (USA) — 3:48.05
6. Arlo Ludewick (GBR) — 3:48.17
7. Ethan Strand (USA) — 3:49.13
8. Thomas Keen (GBR) — 3:49.33
9. Samuel Prakel (USA) — 3:49.63
10. Archie Davis (GBR) — 3:51.09
11. Mohamed Abdilaahi (GER) — DNF
12. Simeon Birnbaum (USA) — DNF
13. Brannon Kidder (USA) — DNF
14. Žan Rudolf (SLO) — DNF

Men’s 400m Hurdles: Warholm’s World Lead

The night’s other must-see time came from Karsten Warholm. After three straight Diamond League hurdle defeats, the Norwegian returned to his best with a world-leading, meeting-record 46.61, blowing the field apart. Germany’s Emil Agyekum was a distant second in a national record 47.45.

1. Karsten Warholm (NOR) — 46.61 (World Lead, Meeting Record)
2. Emil Agyekum (GER) — 47.45 (National Record)
3. Abderrahman Samba (QAT) — 48.10
4. Ezekiel Nathaniel (NGR) — 48.30
5. Matheus Lima (BRA) — 48.33
6. Alastair Chalmers (GBR) — 48.81
7. Caleb Dean (USA) — 50.45
8. Trevor Bassitt (USA) — DNS

Men’s 800m: Wanyonyi Beaten In The Upset Of The Night

The result nobody predicted. Just eight days after Emmanuel Wanyonyi broke the 1000m world record in Monaco, the Olympic 800m champion was run down in London. American Brandon Miller timed his kick perfectly for a huge personal best of 1:42.19, moving to US No. 5 all-time, while Wanyonyi could only finish fourth.

1. Brandon Miller (USA) — 1:42.19 (PB)
2. Mark English (IRL) — 1:42.97 (PB)
3. Max Burgin (GBR) — 1:43.30
4. Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN) — 1:43.31
5. Ben Pattison (GBR) — 1:43.34
6. Peter Bol (AUS) — 1:43.60
7. Cian McPhillips (IRL) — 1:43.97
8. Tobias Grønstad (NOR) — 1:44.58
9. Alex Botterill (GBR) — 1:44.71
10. Bryce Hoppel (USA) — 1:45.32
11. Patryk Sieradzki (POL) — DNF

Women’s 800m: Hodgkinson Delivers At Home

Keely Hodgkinson closed the meet the way the crowd wanted. Moments after Kerr’s record, the Olympic champion sat, waited, and unleashed over the final 200 meters to win in 1:56.21, holding off Femke Broeders-Bol.

1. Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) — 1:56.21
2. Femke Broeders-Bol (NED) — 1:56.46
3. Tsige Duguma (ETH) — 1:56.92 (SB)
4. Sarah Billings (AUS) — 1:58.16
5. Jemma Reekie (GBR) — 1:58.60
6. Isabelle Boffey (GBR) — 1:58.85
7. Addison Wiley (USA) — 2:00.01
8. Shafiqua Maloney (VIN) — DNF

Women’s 200m: Alfred Runs A Meeting Record

Julien Alfred’s dominant 2026 rolled on. The Olympic 100m champion controlled the bend and blazed to a meeting-record 21.66, seeing off Gabrielle Thomas. After her form all season, she looks close to untouchable over both sprints.

1. Julien Alfred (LCA) — 21.66 (Meeting Record)
2. Gabrielle Thomas (USA) — 21.81
3. Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) — 22.24
4. Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) — 22.28
5. Amy Hunt (GBR) — 22.30
6. Success Eduan (GBR) — 22.53
7. Anavia Battle (USA) — 22.55
8. Cambrea Sturgis (USA) — 22.57

Men’s 100m: Ajayi Beats The World Champion Again

Another sprint upset. Nigeria’s Kayinsola Ajayi got the better of world champion Oblique Seville for the second time this season, tying his national record of 9.84 to Seville’s 9.87, and staring him down across the line for good measure.

1. Kayinsola Ajayi (NGR) — 9.84 (=National Record)
2. Oblique Seville (JAM) — 9.87
3. Romell Glave (GBR) — 9.97
4. Emmanuel Eseme (CMR) — 9.97
5. Gift Leotlela (RSA) — 9.99
6. Jordan Anthony (USA) — 9.99
7. Zharnel Hughes (GBR) — 10.02
8. Jeremiah Azu (GBR) — 10.07

Men’s 110m Hurdles: Tharp’s Meeting Record

Ja’Kobe Tharp confirmed himself as the man to beat in the high hurdles, running a meeting-record 12.89, his second sub-12.9 of the week, and the only man under 13 seconds on the day.

1. Ja’Kobe Tharp (USA) — 12.89 (Meeting Record)
2. Kendry L. Menéndez (CUB) — 13.01 (PB)
3. Trey Cunningham (USA) — 13.12
4. Jamal Britt (USA) — 13.16
5. Cordell Tinch (USA) — 13.17
6. Orlando Bennett (JAM) — 13.21
7. Demario Prince (JAM) — 13.27
8. Samuel Bennett (GBR) — 13.53

Men’s 400m: Benjamin’s Personal Best

Rai Benjamin, better known for the 400m hurdles, showed his flat speed with a personal-best 44.05, edging closer to sub-44 and holding off a late surge from Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith.

1. Rai Benjamin (USA) — 44.05 (PB)
2. Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR) — 44.18
3. Jacory Patterson (USA) — 44.25
4. Jereem Richards (TTO) — 44.63
5. Lee Eppie (BOT) — 44.71
6. Khaleb McRae (USA) — 44.90
7. Vernon Norwood (USA) — 44.97
8. Ben Jefferies (GBR) — 45.30

Women’s 400m: Paulino Stays Perfect

Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino remained the class of the women’s one-lap, storming clear late to win in 48.97. Norway’s Henriette Jæger took second in a national record 49.15.

1. Marileidy Paulino (DOM) — 48.97
2. Henriette Jæger (NOR) — 49.15 (National Record)
3. Stacey Ann Williams (JAM) — 49.52
4. Nickisha Pryce (JAM) — 50.09
5. Natalia Bukowiecka (POL) — 50.10
6. Roxana Gómez (CUB) — 50.14
7. Yemi Mary John (GBR) — 50.24
8. Charlotte Henrich (GBR) — 50.45

Women’s 3000m: Hull Leads An Australian One-Two

Jessica Hull saved her signature kick for the final lap, winning the 3000m in a season-best 8:24.69 and leading an Australian one-two ahead of Rose Davies, with Sarah Healy third in a personal best.

1. Jessica Hull (AUS) — 8:24.69 (SB)
2. Rose Davies (AUS) — 8:25.38
3. Sarah Healy (IRL) — 8:25.63 (PB)
4. Hannah Nuttall (GBR) — 8:26.48
5. Fantaye Belayneh (ETH) — 8:26.98
6. Linden Hall (AUS) — 8:27.16
7. Georgia Griffith (AUS) — 8:27.94
8. Medina Eisa (ETH) — 8:27.99
9. Hawi Abera (ETH) — 8:28.00
10. Marta Alemayo (ETH) — 8:29.09
11. Laura Muir (GBR) — 8:31.77
12. Hirut Meshesha (ETH) — 8:32.04
13. Nozomi Tanaka (JPN) — 8:32.29
14. Megan Keith (GBR) — 8:32.58
15. Marta García (ESP) — 8:34.80
16. Eloise Walker (GBR) — 8:34.80
17. Innes Fitzgerald (GBR) — 8:35.42
18. Margaret Akidor (KEN) — 8:37.45
19. Lauren Ryan (AUS) — 8:41.85
20. Vera Sjöberg (SWE) — DNF

That’s the full track card beyond the world record. London packed a season’s worth of storylines into one evening, and even with Kerr’s history rightly leading the news, the depth on the rest of the program was the mark of a Diamond League meet at its best.