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Laura Muir secures her first major world gold medal with victory in the 1500 metres at the Commonwealth Games

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Scotland's Laura Muir won the 1500 metres at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday evening to secure her first major world gold medal.

The 29-year-old, who won bronze after finishing third in the 800 metres on Saturday, saw off the competition in a blistering time of 4:02.75, with Northern Ireland’s Ciara Mageean and Australia’s Abbey Caldwell taking silver and bronze respectively.

Her team-mate Jemma Reekie narrowly missed out on a medal. Ad/> “This meant a lot to me, running here,” she told BBC Sport afterwards.

AthleticsJackson: McColgan's stunning Commonwealth triumph can catapult her career to the next level05/08/2022 AT 11:00 “It’s so nice to come here and not just get one but two [medals].

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Laura Muir labelled her hard-fought European title defence the 'hardest race she's ever run' after a lightning turn of pace propelled her to a third major 1500m medal of the summer in Munich. The Scottish middle distance star left herself with considerable work to do before hitting the accelerator at the pivotal moment to burst clear of the field and retain the title she won in Berlin four years ago. Ad Muir, 29, clocked a red-hot time of 4:01.08 to finish 1.48s clear of Ireland's Ciara Mageean — who ran a bold race to seal silver – and Poland's Sofia Ennaoui in front of a bumper crowd at the city's 1972 Olympic Stadium.
Towards the end of a night where British athletes accumulated shiny medals on a scale that would have impressed a 70s disco dancer, Laura Muir began to wonder where it might lead. “It’s amazing and it could take over Super Saturday,” she tentatively suggested, before correcting herself. “Well, maybe not quite.”

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