'Too good to miss' - Laura Muir commits to World Indoor Championships in Glasgow ahead od Paris 2024 Olympics
BySportsbeat
Published 26/10/2023 at 11:44 GMT
Laura Muir is relishing the prospect of running in Scotland again, having already taken part Commonwealth and European level in her native country. Muir has won five gold medals at the European Indoor Championships. Although, with the Games in mind Muir has eschewed her trademark 1500m, in which she holds British records indoors and out, because it would require her to run a heat.
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - MARCH 04: Laura Muir of Great Britain celebrates in 1500m Women Final race during the European Athletics Indoor Championships - Day 2 on March 4, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Nikola Krstic/MB Media/Getty Images)
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Laura Muir says the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow is 'too good to miss' despite its proximity to the Olympics.
The Scottish star plans to race the 3000m final on home turf on March 2 at the Emirates Arena, set to be one of the headline acts at the last major championships before Paris 2024.
With the Games in mind Muir has eschewed her trademark 1500m, in which she holds British records indoors and out, because it would require her to run a heat.
"Obviously it is an Olympic year and there will be a huge focus on Paris in terms of our training camps and race plans," said Muir.
"But after thinking it through, me and my coach felt that Glasgow 2024 was too good an opportunity to miss.
"Looking at the schedules for the week and linking in with wider plans around that point of the year (prior to Paris) we've decided the 3000m (straight final) will work best for me. I'm looking forward to it and hopefully a few top Scots can make the GB and NI team."
Muir joins former training partner Jemma Reekie and fellow Scottish middle-distance star Neil Gourley in committing to the event.
The 30-year-old, now coached by British Athletics head of endurance Steve Vernon, has a formidable indoor record.
She is one of the most successful athletes in the recent history of the European Indoor Championships, winning five gold medals including a 1500-3000 double when it was staged in Glasgow in 2019.
A world indoor title has eluded her so far, making her debut in Sopot, Poland in 2014 and winning 1500m silver and 3000m bronze at Birmingham 2018.
Muir will go for gold at the third attempt at a packed Emirates Arena - while an initial allocation of tickets have sold out, more may become available closer to the event.
"I feel incredibly lucky to have been able to compete at a Commonwealth and European level championship in Scotland before so cannot wait to add a global competition to the list," she added.
"It is a home championships once again and I like nothing better than racing in front of a packed Scottish crowd at the Emirates Arena.
"Glasgow 2019 and winning both the 1500m and the 3000m titles that weekend remains one of the best memories in my career. I'm excited at the thought of racing there again in front of family and friends."
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