Muir is in good place in run-up to London

Athletics: Milnathort runner says it is full steam ahead for World Championships

Laura Muir retains major ambitions for next month’s World Championships after continuing her impressive comeback from a foot injury with victory in her latest race.

The Milnathort athlete was given little chance of realising her goal of running in both the 1,500m and 5,000m after being forced to rest last month when a stress fracture of the foot was diagnosed.

But she followed up personal bests at 800m and the mile in her first two races back with a comfortable 1,500m win in Padova, Italy, on Sunday, coming home in four minutes 5.01 seconds.

“I was really happy to get the win,” said the Dundee Hawkhill Harrier. “It’s great to be back racing and I’m just looking forward to London in a month’s time.

“Training has been going really well and I’m really happy with where I’m at with my racing, too. It’s full steam ahead towards London and everything is going well.

“When I first had the injury I didn’t know how long it was going to take to fully recover and how it would react,” she added.

“It wasn’t really until I got back running and saw what shape I was in that I knew what was still going to be on the table.

“But it’s gone really well since I’ve been back and I’m running really well. So it’s all looking good. I’m going to do the 1,500 and 5k.”

Late last month British Athletics performance director Neil Black gave Muir a 1% chance of doubling up at London in the wake of her injury, but the 24-year-old was quick to dispel such a prognosis.

Meanwhile, Jessica Ennis-Hill will receive a gold medal for her third world heptathlon title in a special ceremony at London 2017 next month, six years after winning the event in Daegu.

That result was finally confirmed yesterday when the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed Tatyana Chernova’s appeal against a blood doping ban.