Muir in command at Stockholm meeting

Milnathort ace sparkles in Diamond League 1,500m

Housemates Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie conquered this summer’s second Diamond League stop in emphatic fashion yesterday.

Dundee Hawkhill Harrier Muir devastated the field in the 1,500 metres at the Bauhaus Galan meeting in Stockholm, ripping clear to record the year’s fastest time in the world.

She also repeated her victory in the Swedish capital of 12 months ago.

In full control, the 27-year-old bolted out of reach, leading home a British 1-2-3 in 3:57.86, with Laura Weightman and Melissa Courtney rounding off the podium and her Dundee Hawkhill Harriers club-mate Eilish McColgan eighth in 4:03.74.

“It went really well and I’m very happy with it,” Muir said.

“It was really windy. I felt strong in the last lap and was able to work well into the wind and ultimately come away with a clear win. My strength is my endurance and I really wanted to run fast today.

“Ultimately I made sure I cut behind the pacers as best I could when I did have them and then tried the best by myself.”

Reekie’s triumph over 800m was the best of carbon copies.

The 22-year-old Scot crossed the line in 1:59.68 ahead of American Raevyn Rogers, the world championship silver medallist.

“I enjoyed it and I like to run fast,”

Reekie said.

“I don’t have a completely set plan because you never know what’s going to happen in a race, but it went one of the ways it could have went.”

Neil Gourley was eighth in his first 1,500m since last year’s world final in 3:38.30 as Timothy Cheruiyot breezed to yet another comfortable triumph.

Holly Bradshaw picked up her maiden Diamond League victory by clearing 4.69m in the pole vault, while Adam Gemili was the fourth British winner with an effort of 20.61 secs in the 200m.

Norway’s Karsten Warholm clocked the second-quickest 400m hurdles in history of 46.87 secs to move within nine-hundredths of a second of Kevin Young’s 28-year-old world record.

Donavan Brazier pulled out his tenth straight win in the men’s 800m with new British junior record holder Max Burgin sixth in the biggest event of the 19-year-old’s career so far.

Elsewhere, Josh Kerr maintained his hot streak by beating Olympic champion Matt Centrowitz for victory over 800m in Portland in 1:46.69.