With an excellent performance at the Glasgow World Athletics Indoor Championships, Laura Muir ranked fifth in the women’s 3000m, allowing her to now focus on the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics.
Laura had always wanted to be an inspiration to the next generation. Through her determination, she is now committed to aim for gold at the Olympic Games. With the cheers of her fans at her home track, Muir had successfully finished fifth in her division. The fact that Beatrice Chepkoech, a world record holder in the same division from Kenya, ranked bronze highly showed how Laura has been a tough competition in the track.
“It’s lovely, it’s a very privileged position to be in and that’s why I wanted to come here and do my bit today… If I have inspired one kid today, then that’s job done,” she declared.
The records by Muir
After having a British and European record of 9:04.84 for the two-mile in New York last month, she arrived in Glasgow in pretty good shape. However, the competition challenged her to chase renowned athletes such as Jessica Hull of Australia, and St. Pierre, Tsegay, and Chepkoech. Nonetheless, Muir confidently admitted that she is still in good shape to win another medal in the 2024 Summer Olympics happening in Paris.
“It has never been so competitive, I am running against the best there has ever been. It is good to be competitive fit and healthy ahead of the summer. Everybody is running so fast, it is great to be a part of it,” the athlete said.
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