Laura Muir has her sights set on 1500m gold at the World Championships in Oregon after a much-needed confidence boost in the semi-final… however is cautious of some robust competitors
- Laura Muir will probably be bidding to in World Championship aim on Tuesday morning
- She breezed by her semi-final and mentioned she wanted the confidence boost
- The 29-year-old should combat off Faith Kipyegon and Gudaf Tsegay to win
- Muir mentioned she has learnt to focus on herself and ‘felt clean’ in semi-final
A World Championship medal is about the solely factor lacking from Laura Muir’s c.v however the Scot has an incredible likelihood to vary that in the 1,500m ultimate in Eugene on Tuesday morning.
Muir has completed fifth, fourth and fifth in the previous three 1,500m world finals, however the Olympic silver medallist goes into this showdown with renewed confidence after coasting by her semi-final at the weekend.
After some off-colour performances earlier in the season, Muir admitted she got here to Oregon quick on confidence. However, she regarded near her greatest as she clocked a season’s better of 4:01.78 to complete second in the semi-final.
Laura Muir will probably be chasing 1500m gold in the World Championship in Oregon on Tuesday
Muir should combat off Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon (left) if she needs to win the gold medal
‘I felt really smooth,’ she mentioned. ‘I was quite nervous for the heat because I hadn’t run a 1,500m and felt good this yr so after I ran the warmth I used to be like, ‘‘Okay, we’re superb,’’ and I used to be much more assured. It felt good and comfy, which is admittedly good. To run 4:01 and really feel my normal self is nice.’
But Muir faces a stiff problem to make the podium, with two-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon of Kenya trying a category aside and Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay one other enormous risk.
For Muir, 29, the secret is to stability her need to problem Kipyegon for gold whereas additionally ensuring that she protects her probabilities of a silver or bronze — one thing she couldn’t do in the 2016 Olympic ultimate.
Muir gained silver for Great Britain in the 1500m ultimate at final summer time’s Tokyo Olympics
Muir mentioned: ‘I think I learned that over the years. You’ve bought to only focus on your self.’
Meanwhile, the championships got here to life over the weekend as Fred Kerley led a US medal sweep in the males’s 100m. The 27-year-old clocked 9.86 to beat Marvin Bracy and Trayvon Bromell into silver and bronze.
Kerley, who grew up in a damaged house and was raised by his aunt, mentioned: ‘What motivates me is coming from what I come from and not being in the same predicament.’
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