Josh Kerr thinks British Olympic medals are a certainty this summer at 1500m as the Scot set his sights on gold in Paris.
Josh Kerr has "guaranteed" British Olympic medals this summer at 1500m as he set his sights on gold in Paris and a new national record after
"Both Jake and Neil Gourley have been struggling with injuries over the past year or so and the way they stepped up this week is just phenomenal," he told BBC Radio 5 Live."It shows there's going to be some intense battles over the next couple of weeks going into the British Championships and then the Olympics," he added.
The Scot reckons his victory in Eugene "showed my form to the British selectors", allowing him to run the 800m at the Olympic trials to work on his speed."My goals in this sport was to be a world and Olympic champion," he said. "I've got the indoor and outdoor titles, but I don't have the Olympic champion yet, so I don't want to risk anything.
As for his own rivalry with Ingebrigtsen, Kerr would only say he is "having a blast" being part of group of middle-distance runners who remind some of the days of Cram, Seb Coe and Steve Ovett.
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