Scottish runner Josh Kerr wins silver medal in 1500m race at Paris Olympics

Scottish runner Josh Kerr has won silver after finishing second in the 1500 metres race at the Paris Olympics.

The 26-year-old from Edinburgh added to the Bronze medal he won at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago.

It follows winning performances at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow earlier this year in the 3000m and World Championships in Budapest when he took gold at the 1500m event in 2023.

The runner was back in action on Tuesday when he finished behind the USA’s Cole Hocker.

Kerr finished the distance in a time of 3.27.79 just behind Hocker who completed the track on 3.27.69.

The Stade de France final was billed as the showdown of the century between the world champion Scotsman and his arch nemesis Jakob Ingebrigtsen, the Tokyo 2020 gold medallist.

The Norwegian quickly saw himself in front and held the lead into the final lap, when Kerr made his move along the back straight.

Just as it looked like Team GB might have their second gold medal on the track, Hocker surged forward to snatch the title away as American Yared Nuguse claimed bronze, with Ingebrigtsen fourth.

Following the race Kerr told BBC Sport: “I can’t walk away from the championship disappointed. Obviously I said what my goals were, it was pretty obvious.

“But I’ve put a performance out there today that I was extremely proud of. I focused on my controllables, I ran the fastest and best 1500 metres I’ve ever done in my life and so when you start worrying about what everyone else does from the results then you’ll never be satisfied.

“It’s obviously not the colour of medal I want but it’s working towards the right colour – from bronze to silver.”