London: David Weir made history on Sunday as he became the first wheelchair athlete to complete a mile in under three minutes at the Vitality Westminster Mile festival of road racing in central London.

The six-time London Marathon wheelchair winner was blessed with warm sun and dry roads as he flew around the course that skirts St James's Park in the heart of Westminster to cross the finish line in front of Buckingham Palace, clocking two minutes 57 seconds to smash his former world best time of 3:03, reports Xinhua.