Jan 24 (Reuters) - American Josh ‌Hoey shattered the men's 800 metres short track world ‌record at the Indoor Grand Prix in Boston ‌on Saturday, clocking 1:42.50 to break a mark that stood for over 28 years.

Hoey took 0.17 seconds off the previous record of 1:42.67 set by ‍Denmark's Wilson Kipketer at the World Indoor ‍Championships in Paris in ‌1997, adding another highlight to a breakout indoor season that ‍included a ​world 600m short track best set in Boston seven weeks ago.