Josh Kerr this morning made an authoritative start to his bid to turn his world 1500m title into Olympic gold as the first day of track and field action got underway at the Stade de France.
Kerr, the bronze medalist in Tokyo three years ago, made his move down the back straight of the final lap of Friday’s opening heat and looked comfortable in pulling clear to win in a time of 3:35.83 and confirm his place in Sunday’s semi-finals.
