Elliot Giles sets World Mile Road record of 3:51.3 in Dusseldorf!

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Elliot Giles sets World Mile Road record of 3:51.3 in Dusseldorf! from World Athletics.

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Britain’s Elliot Giles won the men’s race at the New Balance KO Meile in Dusseldorf on Sunday (1), smashing the world record with 3:51.3*.

The Olympic 800m semifinalist held off a strong challenge from USA’s Olympic 1500m bronze medallist Yared Nuguse, who finished second in 3:51.9.

Both men were well inside the ratified world record of 3:56.13 set by Hobbs Kessler at the 2023 World Road Running Championships in Riga. They also bettered the mark of 3:54.6 – which is pending ratification – recorded earlier this year by Emmanuel Wanyonyi.

Vincent Keter was third in 3:54.9.

*Subject to the usual ratification procedure

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