Kerr 'ready' for latest Ingebrigtsen showdown

Yared Nuguse, Josh Kerr, Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Cole Hocker all race in Zurich

Josh Kerr is "ready to go" as the Scot resumes his rivalry with in-form Jakob Ingebrigtsen and seeks revenge over Olympic 1500m gold medallist Cole Hocker in Thursday's Diamond League meeting in Switzerland.

The 26-year-old took a month off competition after having to settle for silver behind the American in Paris.

Ingebrigtsen faded to finish fourth behind American Yared Nuguse, who will also compete in Zurich.

But the 23-year-old Norwegian recovered to win 5,000m gold before beating Hocker at last month's Diamond League meeting in Lausanne and setting a new world 3,000m record in Poland.

Kerr had always targeted a return at the penultimate Diamond League event of the season, which is live on BBC Two from 19:00 BST, as well as on the BBC Sport website and app.

"I know what my body is capable of, I know what I can do, so I'm a little bit more selective in what I do," he said. "I took a month off after the Olympics just to make sure I'm ready to go for this one.

"It's hard. Being on the road is difficult, living out of a suitcase for months on end is difficult, so it was nice for me to go home.

"I was able to go back to Scotland, to go back to my club and give them that experience they deserved."

Hocker slipped in under the radar in Paris, with the final having been billed as the latest head-to-head between rivals who have previously been embroiled in a war of words.

Before Zurich, both were posed the question about the other man's best quality.

Kerr, who took bronze at the Tokyo Olympics as the Norwegian won gold but beat him to win the 2023 world title, went first, saying: "His dress sense is probably his best quality. That would be number one."

Ingebrigtsen took a slightly more serious approach, saying of Kerr: "Probably his performance, making 100% when it matters. I think Josh has been doing that since Tokyo."

He revealed on Wednesday that he had been struck down by an infection following last month's Diamond League meet in Poland but vowed: "I'm here obviously to do my best.

"I want to race, I want to see what we can do. If it's going to be a world record, maybe not, but I think it's going to be a good race and a good meet."