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Sean Ingle in Glasgow

Echoes of 1954 as Kerr, Wightman and rising star Myers face off in mile race

Josh Kerr celebrates after breaking the mile world record in London
Josh Kerr’s mile world record in London has heightened the anticipation around Saturday’s final in Glasgow. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA

They call it the Miracle Mile: the race still regarded as the greatest in Commonwealth Games history. And 72 years later in Glasgow, it finally has a worthy successor.

Rewind to 1954. In May Sir Roger Bannister had become the first man to run a mile in under four minutes. Six weeks later, the Australian John Landy lowered his mark by more than a second. Then came their epic clash in Vancouver.

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