London Diamond League 2026 Live As Kerr Chases Mile Record, Hodgkinson Headlines

LONDON — The 2026 London Diamond League got under way at a sold-out London Stadium on Saturday, with Britain's Keely Hodgkinson and Josh Kerr headlining the meet, according to BBC Sport, which is carrying live coverage.

Kerr, the Olympic 1500m bronze medallist, is attempting the men's mile world record in London, BBC Sport reported on 13 July. The Briton has spoken of using speed suits and altitude training to break the mark.

Hodgkinson, the Olympic 800m champion, enters the home meet after a shock defeat by Switzerland's Audrey Werro in the 800m at the Stockholm Diamond League, where she still ran a personal best and a British national record, the BBC reported. Pole vault great Armand Duplantis also suffered his first Diamond League defeat in three years in Stockholm, per the BBC.

As the London meet is in progress, final results and winning times are **Unverified** and will be confirmed once events are completed.

The London leg is part of the Wanda Diamond League, athletics' premier one-day circuit, drawing a global field of Olympic and world champions to the British capital each summer.

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**Confidence:** Attributed — BBC Sport (18 Jul 2026, live URL linked; 13 Jul Kerr report referenced). Live event; final results Unverified at press time. Secondary details (Kerr 13 Jul report, Stockholm Diamond League results) attributed to BBC without separate links — minor gap, acceptable.

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