Laura Muir surges to silver medal in women’s 1500 metres final

Published on August 6, 2021 - Duration: 00:40s

Laura Muir surges to silver medal in women’s 1500 metres final

Laura Muir ended her wait for a major global outdoor medal after taking a brilliant silver in the 1500m at the Olympics.The Scot ran three minutes 54.50 – a new British record – in Tokyo on Friday night as Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon claimed gold, defending her title, with Sifan Hassan winning bronze.


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