LAURA ON TRACK FOR MUIR GLORY

After Monaco supershow, golden girl has the Worlds at her feet

in a field of 800m specialists sent out a warning to those she will take on at the Worlds in Doha that the shine is in no way coming off what has already been a golden year.

“I think she thinks she can win the gold medal,” said Muir’s coach Andy Young. “She was basically unbeatable indoors earlier in the year and she believes she can go faster. I’m not one to disagree. Anyone in the world could have lined up against her in March (when she won double gold at the European indoors) and she would have beaten them.

“If you ran it fast she would stick with you and kick on, if you ran it slow she would absolutely run away from you with a time few females could do.

“Hopefully she will be back to that form, or better, by the time we get to Doha.”

There was none of the shambolic drama of the men’s 400m at the Herculis Diamond League meeting in Muir’s twolap contest.

Jonathan Jones of Barbados was allowed to run the full lap before being told there had been a false start – then saw the guilty party, Kahmari Montgomery, cleared to take part in the re-run while he was too knackered to return to his marks. Steven Gardiner, of the Bahamas, won in 44.51secs.

Muir’s race was controlled by Wilson, clocking a time that only Caster Semenya has bettered this year.

Muir edged out compatriot Lynsey Sharp who was fourth.

Justin Gatlin, 37, scored a surprise 100m win in 9.91secs over the slow-starting Noah Lyles who was second in 9.92secs – keeping alive the possibility that he could retain his world title this autumn.