Brit: Josh Kerr's Partner Screams from the Stands with His Family and Friends on the Home Straight

Josh Kerr's friends and family screamed the house down as the British track star stormed to World Championship gold in the 1500m.

A video taken by Kerr's coach Danny Mackey captured the joyous moment his Union Flag-waving entourage, including fiancée Larimar Rodriguez, celebrated his historic victory in Budapest.

Tension is etched all over their faces as Kerr battles Norway's middle-distance king Jakob Ingebrigtsen down the home straight before the euphoric realization he's going to win.

Kerr's fan club is seen dashing down to the side of the track and screaming in delight as the runner comes over to celebrate with them.

The 25-year-old, who hails from Edinburgh, produced the race of his life on Wednesday night to overhaul favorite Ingebrigtsen on the final stretch.

'It's been a long time coming,' an ecstatic Kerr admitted. 'It's quite an overwhelming experience. But I am so proud of myself, my team, and my family. They got me here.

'I didn't feel like I ran my best race, either. I just threw my whole 16 years of this sport into that last 200m and didn't let up until the end.'

Writing on Instagram, coach Mackey said: 'I am so proud of you @joshhkerr. I am so happy for your family, not a better group of people I've met who will appreciate and be humbled by their son's title better than them.

'For me, I got into this sport to see if a person, on the right team, with grit, intelligence, scary discipline, and full of joy, could be the best in the world without cutting corners, no grey areas, all above the board.

'You gave me that answer.'

Kerr's strategy was strikingly similar to how his Edinburgh Athletics Club team-mate Jake Wightman took on Olympic gold medallist Ingebrigtsen to win gold in last year's World Championship 1500m final.

'I was battling with Jakob pretty hard,' said Kerr. 'You can see from my face that I was throwing everything I had at this guy.

'I looked up at the screen and I didn't see anyone coming and I made sure I pumped all the way home. I am so happy.'

Kerr had spoken in the run-up to these games about his dream of emulating Wightman's success at the 2022 Championships. The now-former world title holder was unable to defend his crown in Budapest due to injury.

Kerr maneuvered himself into position as the final bend approached and launched his siege on Ingebrigtsen.

From there and with the Hungarian crowd willing him on as if he was one of their own, he kicked on to the finish line to claim a memorable victory in 3min 29.38sec.

Gold here for Kerr eclipses the Olympic bronze medal he won at the Tokyo Games in 2021.

Wightman, who watched on in the stadium as a pundit for the BBC, could hardly contain his pride. 'It stays at Edinburgh Athletics Club,' he said.

'Our little club has had back-to-back world champions… that's hard to believe. Jakob Ingebrigtsen is going to start hating us Brits, ain't he?'

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