{"id":253845,"date":"2026-07-20T15:21:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/josh-kerr-slams-appalling-prize-money-he-gets-for-running-fastest-mile-ever\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T15:21:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:21:01","slug":"josh-kerr-slams-appalling-prize-money-he-gets-for-running-fastest-mile-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/josh-kerr-slams-appalling-prize-money-he-gets-for-running-fastest-mile-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Kerr slams &#8216;appalling&#8217; prize money he gets for running fastest mile ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_f19781\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Josh Kerr &#8211; the new fastest man over a mile &#8211; felt the financial reward he was given didn&#8217;t reflect the magnitude of his achievement<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37454896\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Josh Kerr said he felt short-changed by the prize money he received\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Josh Kerr said he felt short-changed by the prize money he received<cite aria-label=\"Image: British Athletics via Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: British Athletics via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Josh Kerr criticised the $50,000 (\u00a337.2k) bonus awarded to him for <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/josh-kerr-world-record-london-37448780\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">breaking the one-mile world record<\/a>. Kerr&#8217;s time of 3:42.66 was the quickest in 27 years, toppling previous holder Hicham El Guerrouj&#8217;s by 0.47 seconds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/josh-kerr\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">The Scotsman<\/a> sparked scenes of wild celebration in front of a sold-out crowd at the London Stadium. However, the financial reward didn&#8217;t reflect the achievement in his eyes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He received the exact same sum from World Athletics as Moroccan El Guerrouj did in 1999. Once the dust had settled, Kerr called out the prize money situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;It was a good day for me financially but $50,000 is a ridiculous number,&#8221; he told <a aria-label=\"The TimesLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/sport\/athletics\/article\/josh-kerr-celebrated-now-wants-1500m-and-london-marathon-7dnnht5jl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">The Times<\/a>. &#8220;To get the same amount 27 years later is appalling, not to sound greedy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MirrorSport#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">All the best sports news and much more on our dedicated Facebook page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I know how much that took from investing in myself financially over the last eight years as a professional. I just feel like I\u2019ve been a bit short-changed a little bit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">World Athletics offer a $100k bonus (\u00a374.5k) at flagship outdoor global championships but that sum is halved for Diamond League meetings. Kerr also admitted he had hoped to have &#8220;gone a little bit faster,&#8221; although he was happy to have hit his goal.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37448846\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37448846\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Great Britain's Josh Kerr celebrates after winning and breaking a world record \" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37448846.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Novuna-London-Athletics-Meet-2026-London-Stadium.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37448846.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Novuna-London-Athletics-Meet-2026-London-Stadium.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37448846.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Novuna-London-Athletics-Meet-2026-London-Stadium.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37448846.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Novuna-London-Athletics-Meet-2026-London-Stadium.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Kerr smashed the 27-year world record\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Kerr smashed the 27-year world record<cite aria-label=\"Image: Adam Davy\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Adam Davy\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;It was just incredible, that last lap,&#8221; he told the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">BBC<\/a>. &#8220;It was just me, my shoes and the track. I was absolutely deaf in the last 110 metres. I didn&#8217;t take my foot off the gas, but I started to glide and I was like, &#8216;Oh, wow, this feels incredible.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s incredible because I&#8217;m slowing down. So, I was like, &#8216;I better get to the line.&#8217; So crossing the finish line, seeing 42-something &#8211; anything &#8211; was my goal, so it was great.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I am surrounded by amazing people and was just able to stay consistent, put the work in, and I knew I had 3:42 in me. I nearly lost it there at the end, but I got over the line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;If I&#8217;m to leave my mark on this sport as a British legend, with the legends behind me and following in their footsteps, I have to put in those performances.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/josh-kerr-prize-money-mile-37454676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josh Kerr &#8211; the new fastest man over a mile &#8211; felt the financial reward he was given didn&#8217;t reflect the magnitude of his achievement Josh Kerr said he felt short-changed by the prize money he received(Image: British Athletics via Getty Images) Josh Kerr criticised the $50,000 (\u00a337.2k) bonus awarded to him for breaking the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":253846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6802],"tags":[48258,57655],"class_list":{"0":"post-253845","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-athetics","8":"tag-josh-kerr","9":"tag-uk-athletics"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}