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an hour ago
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George Mills reveals brutally honest key behind stunning British 5,000m record
George Mills insisted that a combination of patience and a fearless attitude to put himself out there led to his stunning 5,000m British record at the Oslo Diamond League. Mills ran a sizzling 12:46.59 to finish fourth at the Bislett Games, breaking Sir Mo Farah's previous mark of 12:53.11, a record that has stood since 2011. And Mills, son of former England footballer Danny Mills, revealed the fundamentals behind the brilliant performance in a race won by the USA's Nico Young in 12:45.27. 'Looking at the time, I came here wanting to run a national record and attack the European record, just missed that one, but I'm proud of how I did today,' Mills said, having put in a lot of the work to lead his rivals in the closing laps of the race. 'It was billed as a world record attempt, I was cautious, as I thought the pace would be really hot, be patient and pick people off when they started to die, that's what I did. 'With a mile to go, I felt really good, let's move through the field and let's attack, with 1,200m to go, I always put my balls on the line, and that's what happened.' Mills, who won a European Indoor silver medal in the 3,000m behind Norwegian phenom Jakob Ingebrigtsen, is pushing for a medal at the Tokyo World Championships. And while the -year-old remained coy on exactly what it takes, he is confident in the preparation required to give himself a chance at a first men's British medal at a world or Olympic championship in the event since Farah at the Rio Olympics in 2016. 'I don't know [how to win a medal at a world championship] because I've never done it,' Mills said candidly. 'But me and my team will work as hard as we possibly can to achieve that goal and put myself in the best position possible. 'My target for the season is a global medal and this shows I am in the right space.'
The Independent
an hour ago
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- The Independent
George Mills reveals brutally honest key behind stunning British 5,000m record
George Mills insisted that a combination of patience and a fearless attitude to put himself out there led to his stunning 5,000m British record at the Oslo Diamond League. Mills ran a sizzling 12:46.59 to finish fourth at the Bislett Games, breaking Sir Mo Farah 's previous mark of 12:53.11, a record that has stood since 2011. And Mills, son of former England footballer Danny Mills, revealed the fundamentals behind the brilliant performance in a race won by the USA's Nico Young in 12:45.27. 'Looking at the time, I came here wanting to run a national record and attack the European record, just missed that one, but I'm proud of how I did today,' Mills said, having put in a lot of the work to lead his rivals in the closing laps of the race. 'It was billed as a world record attempt, I was cautious, as I thought the pace would be really hot, be patient and pick people off when they started to die, that's what I did. 'With a mile to go, I felt really good, let's move through the field and let's attack, with 1,200m to go, I always put my balls on the line, and that's what happened.' Mills, who won a European Indoor silver medal in the 3,000m behind Norwegian phenom Jakob Ingebrigtsen, is pushing for a medal at the Tokyo World Championships. And while the -year-old remained coy on exactly what it takes, he is confident in the preparation required to give himself a chance at a first men's British medal at a world or Olympic championship in the event since Farah at the Rio Olympics in 2016. 'I don't know [how to win a medal at a world championship] because I've never done it,' Mills said candidly. 'But me and my team will work as hard as we possibly can to achieve that goal and put myself in the best position possible. 'My target for the season is a global medal and this shows I am in the right space.'
The Sun
4 hours ago
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- The Sun
Former Premier League star's son destroys Sir Mo Farah record that stood for 14 years after making his own way in sport
GEORGE MILLS is eyeing up a gold rush after demolishing Sir Mo Farah's British men's 5000 metres record in Oslo last night. The 26-year-old, son of ex-England full-back Danny, clocked 12:46.59 at the Bislett Games to slash over six seconds off the four-time Olympic champ's mark from Monaco in 2011. 1 It left the Yorkshireman fourth as the USA's Nico Young led home a mass charge. But after landing two Euro silvers in 12 months, Mills wants some big nights that match Mo's moments of magic. He said: 'That record was one of the things I came here for and it's nice to be able to do it. 'I like to run brave. I like to assert myself on races. So that's what I was able to do. "Now I want medals at worlds and Olympic Games. That's what I have to do. That's what I'm aiming for now.' Mills competed at the Olympics Games in Paris last summer - with his race was overshadowed by controversy. In a chaotic 5000m heat, the Team GB ace was one of four runners that fell over on the home straight. It led to a confrontation after the finish line as George pushed France's Hugo Hay and appeared to tell him to "f*** off." Elsewhere Norway's Karsten Warholm set a 300m hurdles world record of 32.67 seconds. Dina Asher-Smith lost out to Paris Olympic gold medallist Julien Alfred in coming third in the women's 100m. While world indoor champion Amber Anning was third over 400m.
BBC News
13 hours ago
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- BBC News
Mills beats Farah's British record at Oslo Diamond League
George Mills set a British record in the men's 5,000m as he finished fourth in a lightning-fast race at the Diamond League meeting in 26, led at the bell but was passed in the final 400m as Nico Young of the United States came through to win in a personal best of 12 minutes 45.27 clocked 12:46.59 to beat Sir Mo Farah's previous British best of 12:53.11 which had stood since doing so, Mills took 12 seconds off his own personal race was seen as an assault on the world record, and while the field were ultimately 10 seconds off the mark set by Joshua Cheptegei in 2020, Young's time was the second best this year, with even 10th-placed Dominic Lobalu setting a Swiss said of his own record run: "The national record was definitely one of the things I came for."The race was stacked and billed as a world record attempt, so to be in the mix was important. My target for the season is a global medal and this shows I am in the right space." Warholm thrills home crowd Britain's Dina Asher-Smith was third in the women's 100m, behind Olympic champion Julien Alfred and veteran Marie-Josee Ta failed to make the 100m final at last year's Olympics but is hopeful of better at this year's World Championships in Tokyo in said after running a season's best 11.08 seconds: "I feel great - I have been training really well and I'm healthy so I'm really happy to be here."I plan to run faster and this year is obviously all about the World Championships in Tokyo - the aim of course is to make the 100m and 200m finals, and I do believe I can run really well and get into the medals."Alfred looked smooth in her first 100m of the year, clocking 10.89, and could be the one to beat again in said: "It was my first race of the season, so I was a little rusty, but I got the win under my belt, which is the main thing."I am Olympic champion, so I am the one to beat, but I really want to add world champion to my name."Swedish pole vault star Armand Duplantis easily won again, clearing 6.15m but for once not troubling a world record, while there was a record of sorts for the crowd to celebrate in the final Warholm, who trains on the Oslo track, won the rarely run 300m hurdles in a world record of 32.67 event's famous 'Dream Mile', won in the past by greats such as Seb Coe, Steve Ovett, Steve Cram and Jakob Ingebrigtsen, this time went to Portugal's Isaac Nader in 3:48.25, with Britain's Elliot Giles setting a personal best of 3:49.16 in seventh.
Metro
13 hours ago
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- Metro
Mo Farah's British 5000m record finally broken after 14 years
George Mills set a new British record in the men's 5000m as he finished fourth at the Diamond League in Oslo on Thursday night. Sir Mo Farah had held the British 5000m record for 14 years after he set a time of 12 minutes and 53 seconds at a Diamond League meeting in Monaco in July 2011. But Mills, who is the son of former Leeds United and England defender Danny Mills, smashed Farah's record by over six seconds as he ran 12 minutes and 46 seconds. The 26-year-old, who represented Team GB in the 1500m at the Olympics in Paris last year, has also become the second-fastest European of all time after Spain's Mohamed Katir broke Jakob Ingebrigtsen's record in 2023 with a time of 12 minutes and 45 seconds. Mills continues to impress this season after he won silver in the 3000m at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in March and gold in the 3000m at the British Indoor Athletics Championships in February. NEW BRITISH RECORD 🔥George Mills breaks Sir Mo Farah's 5000m record by more than six seconds with a stunning run at the Oslo Diamond League 👏He becomes the second-fastest European of all time 💪 — Team GB (@TeamGB) June 12, 2025 Mills wasn't the only one who made history in the 5000m race on Thursday night as Nico Young broke the American record by winning the race. More Trending The 22-year-old, who finished 12th in the 10,000m at the Olympics last year, won with a time of 12 minutes and 45 seconds. Elsewhere, Norwegian Karsten Warholm set a new world record in the men's 300m hurdles with a time of 32.67 seconds, beating his previous record of 33.05. The 300m hurdles is not contested at major athletics meets such as the Olympics and the World Championships. Warholm is also the world record holder in the men's 400m hurdles and won gold at the Olympics in Tokyo in 2021, and silver in Paris last year. For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. MORE: Tom Daley: 'I've blocked out so many traumatic parts of my childhood' MORE: I found Tom Daley's new documentary heartbreaking and uncomfortable – but it's a vital watch
