Muir relishing competition in Birmingham
Track star Laura Muir was among the first athletes to be selected for Team Scotland for next summer’s Commonwealth Games.
With under 300 days to go until Birmingham 2022, the Milnathort runner was named alongside Josh Kerr, Jake Wightman, Eilish McColgan, Jemma Reekie and Andy Butchart.
All have been selected on the back of outstanding performances at the Tokyo Olympic Games, where Muir secured a stunning silver medal.
She has come a long way from the young athlete who competed at Glasgow 2014 and, having missed Gold Coast in 2018 to concentrate on her veterinary medicine exams, she is full of ambition to add a Commonwealth Games medal to her collection.
Host city Birmingham has been a location of previous success for Muir. She claimed world indoor silver and bronze medals at Arena Birmingham three years ago.
“I’m absolutely delighted to have been selected to represent Team Scotland at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games,”said the former Kinross High student.
“Representing Scotland is always a very special honour and my aim is very much to go for gold next summer.
“Birmingham is a city which holds some great memories for me, including winning silver and bronze medals at the world indoors three years ago, so I’m really looking forward to the games.”
Elinor Middlemiss, Team Scotland chef de mission, said:“We are delighted to welcome our first athletes to Team Scotland for Birmingham 2022.
“Glasgow and Gold Coast were very successful for athletics and with such a high-calibre line-up showing their commitment to the Commonwealth Games in this first wave of selections, I am confident of another strong result in Birmingham.”