Laura lands new Scottish Record as placed fifth in stunning 1500m final in Paris
Laura Muir came up with a stunning PB and new Scottish Record at Paris 2024 – as she finished fifth in her third Olympic final
The Stade de France was gripped by another ‘craxy’ 1500m showdown as records and PB fell.
Faith Kipyegon took her third successive Olympic title with an Olympic Reocrd 3:51.29 after Gudaf Tsegay had set a very hot pace which dragged the field to stunning times.
Australia’s Jessica Hull took the silver and Laura’s Team GB team-mate, Georgia Bell, took the bronze right on the line as she headed Ethiopian Diribe Welteji with a British Record (3:52.61).
Laura clocked 3:53.37 with a more even-paced run than many of her rivals and those tactics almost brought the ultimate dividend.
We had noted it was the Scot’s 24th major final in her career and her third in succession at the Olympics.
Laura was seventh in Rio, a silver medallist in Tokyo and fifth in Paris in a high class field – it is a series which reflects perfectly on her classy and consistent career.
‘That’s exactly how I wanted to run,’ said Laura.
‘I knew I could run 3.52/3.53 in my splits but it was a really quick final.
‘I ran a second faster than I did in Tokyo and this time I got fifth. There’s so much strength in this race. It’s mad how much the sport has moved on since then.
‘I just knew I couldn’t I keep that pace up at the start. I had to be patient and run my splits at the start. I knew I could run a very fast time, and I did.
‘I ran a big PB but unfortunately it wasn’t fast enough. But I wouldn’t change anything about that race. I caught up to a lot of them but unfortunately I was a couple short.’
+++
Tags: Laura Muir, Paris 2024
Latest Facebook update
1 hour ago
Photo
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email