Muir satisfied with third place at Eugene 1,500m

ATHLETICS: Hawkhill Harrier pipped at the post by Kenyan pair

Dundee Hawkhill Harrier Laura Muir declared herself satisfied after she finished third in her season-opener at the Prefontaine Classic Meet in Eugene.

The Milnathort athlete was pipped to the line in the 1,500m by Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon and fellow Kenyan Helen Obiri in what was one of the strongest ever fields assembled in the US.

Muir clocked 4:00.47 as Kipyegon won in 3:59.67, with Obiri finishing in 4:00.46 – one hundredth of a second ahead of the Scot, who claimed a double gold on the European Indoor stage in March.

Muir said: “I’m really happy with my season opener at 4.00.47. I need to work on my dip finish though.”

Morpeth’s Laura Weightman was 15th in a time of 4:10.50.

A dominant Sir Mo Farah fired an early warning ahead of this summer’s World Championships in London by claiming victory over 5,000 metres.

The 34-year-old, who will be looking to retain his 5,000m and 10,000m crowns in August in his final year on the track, showed once again his awesome finishing speed to pull away from a strong field and cross the line in 13 minutes 00.70 seconds.

The four-time Olympic champion finished clear of Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha, who clocked 13mins 01.21secs, with Geoffrey Kamworor finishing in 13:01.35.

Farah’s time in the Diamond League race, his second competition of the outdoor season following a second-place finish over 1,500m earlier this month, was the fastest in the world this year.

Dunblane’s Andrew Butchart finished in eighth place as he raced the distance for the first time this season, clocking a time of 13:11.45 – his second fastest ever time over the distance and a mark comfortably inside the qualifying standard for August’s World Championships in London.

Eilish McColgan was sixth in the 5,000m as she finished in a World Championship qualifying time of 15 minutes 07.43, two seconds down on her personal best.

Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba won in 14:25.22 in what was the second fastest time in the world this year.

Lynsey Sharp (Edinburgh AC) was eighth in the 800m in 2:01.23 in her first outdoor 800m race of the year with victory going to South Africa’s Caster Semenya in 1:57.78.

Brazil’s Thiago Do Rosario Andre sprinted to victory in the men’s invitational mile in 3:51.99, well clear of Edinburgh’s Chris O’Hare (3:53.34) and Norway’s Henrik Ingebrigsten (3:53.79).

O’Hare’s time was an outdoor personal best, third on the Scottish all-time list for the mile, behind Graham Williamson and John Robson.

The men’s 100m was won in commanding fashion by Ronnie Baker, who powered down the track in a wind-aided 9.86. Su Bingtian (China) was second in 9.92.

GB’s Chijindu Ujah claimed a couple of notable scalps in running a wind-assisted 9.95 to finish third over 100m, coming home ahead of Olympic silver and bronze medallists Justin Gatlin and Andre De Grasse.

In the 110m hurdles Andrew Pozzi clocked an equal lifetime best of 13.19 – yet another qualifying mark for London’s World Championships