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Kerr caps 'great two weeks' with Commonwealth Games gold on home soil

Aug 2 : Scotland's Josh Kerr raced to victory in the men's mile at the Commonwealth Games in front of home fans in Glasgow, clocking three minutes 54.12 seconds on Saturday.Kerr finished comfortably ahead of Australia's Cameron Myers (3:55.26) and Kenya's Timothy Cheruiyot (3:55.41), with the world record holder smiling and gesturing to the crowd as he crossed the finish line."I had some fantastic runners outside me, so that box was always going to open up once everything started to move a little bit," Kerr said."It was just about staying patient, not panicking, and knowing there was going to be space there over the last 200 metres. I just had to take my time and work my way through the box a little bit. That's racing." The home crowd roared Kerr to victory at the Scotstoun Stadium where h
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