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Posted: 5th March 2018

Laura Muir wins first two global medals
Laura Muir during 1500m Women run in the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Vet student brings home bronze and silver 

Glasgow veterinary student Laura Muir won two world indoor medals in the space of 24 hours, during the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham last weekend.

Muir, who was already a double European indoor champion, achieved her first global medal on Thursday (1 March), when she took home a bronze medal in the women’s 3000m.

Just under 24 hours later, she won silver during the women’s 1500m final. Muir surged into second place with just 100m to go, passing the finish line with 4:06.23 on the clock.

The runner’s success followed a fraught seven-hour taxi journey to Birmingham costing £1,500, as Storm Emma caused cancelled flights in Scotland last week.

Commenting on her wins, Muir said: “The competition is so tough so I thought one medal would be good, but to get two and win a silver, I’m just so pleased. It’s such a confidence boost, I was fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh in global Championships prior to this, I knew it was about time to get on that podium and I’ve done that here.

“I hope to try and continue the veterinary work alongside it, maybe with charity, but I’ll have more recovery between sessions and hopefully have a chance for more training trips which will be really useful.”

Her second win brought Great Britain to four medals in three days of action at the Birmingham championships.



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