Heavy is the head that wears the crown. That’s what the old saying dictates but no one appears to have told Josh Kerr.
When the World Athletics Championships get underway in Tokyo this weekend, Kerr will have officially gone from the hunter to the hunted. A remarkable kick down the home straight in Budapest two years ago took the US-based Scot past bitter rival and heavy favourite Jakob Ingebrigtsen to secure the men’s 1500m world title.
