It’s not just that Landy lost the “Miracle Mile” to Bannister in the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver. It’s how he lost it: in his final strides, after looking over his ...

The British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1954 returned to the country ... race and became known as the “Miracle Mile”. Bannister and Landy both pointed out that the crucial moment of the ...

The classic mile race is to return to the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, rekindling the memory of the great Australian runner John Landy and his legendary British rival Roger Bannister.