Laura Muir sets new PB and Scottish record as she sets Los Angeles Olympics aim that could see switch up
dailyrecord.co.ukLaura Muir missed out on her Olympic podium target as GB star Georgia Bell stole her thunder by grabbing a sensational 1500m bronze.But the Scot insists she couldn’t have done more as she turned her attention to Los Angeles - and making a fourth Olympics in a row.
Muir, a silver medallist in Tokyo, finished fifth despite posting a personal best and a new Scottish record of 3.53.37. Bell though produced the race of her life to shave an astonishing four seconds off her pb to edge into the bronze medal position with just a few metres to go.On a night where records dropped like beads of sweat in the stifling Paris heat, Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon made it three Olympic titles in a row with a new Games best time of 3.51.29.
And Muir, who had to hunt down the pack after being left in 11th after a ferocious first lap, said: “I ran the fastest I ever have, I can't ask any more.
I ran perfectly what I wanted to. I just knew I had to run my own race, they went off so fast at the start."I picked off so many people unfortunately just 10m too short but I ran absolutely what I wanted to and fastest time I ever have.
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