Laura Muir

2023 - 3 - 5

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GB's Muir wins record fifth European indoor gold (BBC Sport)

Laura Muir wins a record fifth European Indoor Championship title as she claims a superb victory in the women's 1500m final in Istanbul.

The time that he ran in the semis would have won a medal. "At the end of the day you have to be adaptable in the 1500m and it worked out in the end. "In the 60m, if you miss your start, you miss the start. "She bluffed a little bit in there, she chanced that she would have enough of a lead by the time she started to tie up. If I can open like that in round one, it is encouraging ahead of the final." If I made them smile, that's very good." Obviously I'm gutted and a bit upset but it's part of athletics." "I should do that more often. "He could have certainly medalled if he had focused on his own race. We have to go away and work even harder. As you get older you appreciate these opportunities." Unfortunately we didn't get our steps right and that's what happened," Prescod said.

Laura Muir claims record fifth European Indoor Championships title (The Independent)

Scotswoman Muir, who took Olympic silver in Tokyo, moved through the field to pull ahead on the final lap to finish in four minutes and 03.40 seconds, ahead of ...

[David King](/topic/david-king) qualified in the men’s 60m hurdles. “It is still the same plan as always (in the final) because you never know what is going to happen. “I thought I might sway over the 6.75m mark, but if I can open like that in round one, it is encouraging ahead of the final.” “At the end of the day you have to be adaptable in the 1500m and it worked out in the end. [Keely Hodgkinson](/topic/keely-hodgkinson) coasted into the final of the 800m. “I am in a place now where I am experienced and I can deal with different things.

Laura Muir makes history with fifth gold in the European Indoor ... (Daily Mail)

DAVID COVERDALE IN ISTANBUL: Laura Muir may still be waiting to conquer the world but she has become an unstoppable force on the continent.

The Olympic silver medallist, who celebrated her 21st birthday on Friday with a seafood lunch in Istanbul, said: ‘I felt a lot better than the heats. ‘I put a lot of pressure on myself to come here and win,’ said Muir, who is heading to a training camp in South Africa on Thursday. Colin is phenomenal and one of the best Britain has ever had.

Laura Muir wins record fifth European Indoor title with 1500m gold (Sky Sports)

Laura Muir became the first British athlete to win five gold medals at the European Indoor Championships on Saturday as she stormed to victory in the ...

As you get older you appreciate these opportunities," Muir told BBC Sport. Laura Muir became the first British athlete to win five gold medals at the European Indoor Championships on Saturday as she stormed to victory in the women's 1500m final in Istanbul. Laura Muir becomes the most successful British athlete in the history of the European Indoor Championships with gold in the women's 1500m final

Laura Muir breaks new ground with fifth European Indoor gold (Telegraph.co.uk)

Muir broke the record once held jointly by Colin Jackson and Jason Gardener, both of whom won four European Indoor golds.

Her qualifying time of 2min 00.05sec was more than three seconds faster than any other runner and suggested that she could even better her own British record and run under 1min 57sec indoors for the first time. Samuele Ceccarelli took the scalp of his Olympic champion team-mate Marcell Jacobs, who pulled up slightly in the final metres, for an Italian one-two. Victory in the 1,500m final in Istanbul on Saturday evening makes it five golds, clear of Colin Jackson and Jason Gardener with their four wins in sprint events, and a magnificent seven senior European titles indoors and outdoors. Determined to avoid any of the barging and falls that had marred the men’s 1,500m final on Friday night, Muir noticeably hung back at the start before calmly working her way through the 12-strong field. The World Championships are the overriding priority this summer before the Paris Olympics in 2024 but Muir, who will turn 30 in May, has sensibly set herself a range of goals. “It means a lot to be ahead of the likes of Jason and Colin,” she said.

Laura Muir wins third consecutive 1500m title at European Indoor ... (Sports Mole)

Great Britain's Laura Muir wins a record fifth gold medal at the European Indoor Athletics Championships, clinching the women's 1500m title in.

[Wilma Murto](/people/wilma-murto/) made history for Finland with a winning jump of 4.80m in the women's pole vault - a national record - and the Turkish crowd had a gold medal to cheer for home favourite [Tugba Danismaz](/people/tugba-danismaz/), who also jumped a national-best 14.31 to win the women's triple jump. [Keely Hodgkinson](/people/keely-hodgkinson/) and [Guy Learmonth](/people/guy-learmonth/) would book their spots in the women's and men's 800m finals respectively, but [Isabelle Boffey](/people/isabelle-boffey/) was unable to join the former, being eliminated in the semi-finals. [Claudia Mihaela Bobocea](/people/claudia-mihaela-bobocea/) of Romania finished nearly four tenths of a second behind Muir in second with 4:03.76, while Poland's [Sofia Ennaoui](/people/sofia-ennaoui/) clinched the bronze medal with 4:04.06. "At the end of the day you have to be adaptable in the 1500m and it worked out in the end. [Karsten Warholm](/people/karsten-warholm/) winning gold in the former race with a time of 45.35, while the Netherlands' [Femke Bol](/people/femke-bol/) (49.85) took the women's crown. As you get older you appreciate these opportunities."

Laura Muir: "Winning a fifth gold medal is a pinch me moment" - AW (Athletics Weekly)

Laura Muir contemplated the 1500m/3000m double at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul but was focused on winning gold in one of those events. The ...

“I’ve taken a lot of things from this season and I feel like I’m in a good place. I was a bit gutted when I could feel them going away from me as I came here wanting to medal and get that for the team, but when I felt it coming away from me I knew my legs were gone and lost my stride a bit towards the end. I will come back stronger and it adds more fuel to the fire! “We’ll go back to the drawing board and go again. “I think I am getting better at understanding how the race is going to go and positioning myself much better accordingly. “I’m a little bit disappointed, I really feel like a medal there was up for grabs and I think had I raced how I felt at the start of the season I probably could have got one today so yeah that was frustrating,” Snowden said.