This could have been the Brit’s first worldwide medal and can add to her spectacular assortment of medals as Britain’s most profitable athlete on the indoor championships.
Muir, who was simply 21 on the time, narrowly missed out on a podium place within the 3000m last in Prague, ending fourth.
Nonetheless, because of the disqualification of race winner Yelena Korobkina, who was banned for doping offences, Muir’s efficiency was rewarded.
This implies gold has gone to Belarus’ Sviatlana Kudzelich and silver for the Netherlands’ Maureen Koster.
Laura Muir on the European Indoors in 2015 (Getty)
Muir’s bronze medal brings her whole to a powerful 14 main medals throughout the Olympics, World Championships, European Championships and Commonwealth Video games.
Scottish Athletics held a particular presentation at its brief course championships to honour her achievement – a race which she has beforehand gained in 2021, 2017, 2016 and 2015.
Ian Beattie, chair of UK Athletics, handed Muir the bronze medal. She was additionally awarded together with her Eric Liddell Olympic/Paralympic Achievement trophy from the Scottish Athletics Awards.
Laura Muir with Ian Beattie (Bobby Gavin)
“It’s undoubtedly blended emotions and odd emotions however it’s pretty to see and obtain the precise medal and have household and pals right here at Kirkcaldy,” Laura instructed Scottish Athletics.
“Higher late than by no means is the phrase I suppose however we do must preserve doing these.
“I’m lucky I’m nonetheless a runner however in fact it may have meant loads to my profession at the moment – aged 21 and never having gained my first worldwide medal.
“Folks must be held accountable and hopefully bans and rewriting outcomes works as a deterrent down the road. We have to ship a message that it isn’t acceptable.
“I need to thank European Athletics, UK Athletics and Scottish Athletics for making this occur for me. Kirkcaldy felt like a superb place for it to occur and I’ve fond reminiscences of racing on this occasion as a junior athlete.
“The response of individuals right here at present was so candy. I wished it to occur in Scotland and there have been athletes right here I’ve confronted towards years in the past and I cherished seeing so many pleasant faces.”
Laura Muir with Ian Beattie (Bobby Gavin)
The occasion additionally showcased sturdy performances from different Scottish athletes. Within the senior males’s race, Ben Potrykus from Inverclyde AC took the win, ending simply forward of Jamie Crowe of Central AC, who was final 12 months’s winner.
Aidan Thompson, additionally working for Central AC, secured the bronze, serving to his workforce clinch gold within the workforce competitors, with Carnethy HRC and Edinburgh College taking silver and bronze respectively.
Within the senior ladies’s race, Nancy Scott from Edinburgh AC claimed gold, adopted by Lynn McKenna (Shettleston Harriers) and former champion Morag Millar (Central AC), who took bronze.
Edinburgh AC’s sturdy efficiency earned them the workforce title with Edinburgh Uni taking silver and Shettleston Harriers bronze.
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