American middle-distance runner Josh Hoey broke the old men’s world indoor 800m record by running a blistering time at Saturday’s Indoor Grand Prix in Boston.
The 26-year-old finished in one minute 42.5 seconds to beat the previous record of 1:42.67 set almost 29 years ago, in March 1997, by Denmark’s Wilson Kipketer in Paris.
Hoey, who won gold in the same event at the World Indoor Championships in 2025, had been closing in on 53-year-old Kipketer’s record, clocking 1:43.24, then the second-fastest time ever, in New York last year.
After the race, Hoey said he simply tried to stay calm and let his brother Jaxson, who was setting the pace, lead him to victory.