Laura Muir secures Scottish Indoor 800m title with record time

Laura Muir won the 800m title at the Scottish Indoor Championships at the Emirates Arena, Glasgow.

It was her second Scottish title this year following the 3,000m earlier in the month.

The double European indoor champion from 2017 led from the start of the 800m. She was chased by Mhairi Hendry (VP Glasgow) over three laps, but the Milnathort athlete sprinted home over the final lap in a Scottish national record of 1:59.69.

Only 15 minutes later Muir was back on track running in the 1,500m but was content to pace training partner Jemma Reekie (Kilbarchan), the European junior champion, over the opening laps before stepping aside as Reekie went on to a winning 4:15.69.

Zoey Clark ran 23.58 in the 200m final, a Scottish national record. Eilidh de Klerk (Dundee Hawkhill) took silver in 25.01.

Jamie Williamson (Springburn) and Sol Sweeney (Perth Strathtay), Scottish team colleagues at the recent Great Edinburgh Crosscountry Relay, headed the men’s 1,500m final, the Glasgow athlete winning in 3:48.39, ahead of Sweeney’s 3:50.79.

Pitreavie’s Ben Potrykus was third in 3:51.88, while Dundee Hawkhill’s James Donald was fifth in 3:59.55.

Ben Macmillan (Central AC) front-ran his way to the U17 men’s 1,500m title in 4:17.52, chased home by Fife AC duo Peter Scott (4:18.02) and Ben Sandilands (4:18.13).

Dundee Hawkhill’s Jamie Reid claimed the silver medal in the men U17 60m final timed at 7.28, behind Kyle Walton (Shildon) in 7.10.

The senior titles went to Michael Olsen (Edinburgh AC) 6.84 and Katy Wyper (Blackpool and Fylde) 7.51.

Pitreavie’s Billy Doyle was only just edged out of gold in the U17 400m final, Aiden Brady (Livingston) prevailing in 50.02 to Doyle’s 50.11.

There was silver, too, for Lois Garland (Perth Strathtay) in the U17 women’s 300m clocking 41.21, behind Emily Miller (VP Glasgow) in 40.67.

Dylan Thomson (Pitreavie) won the senior men’s pole vault, clearing 4.60m.

Picture: PA. Laura Muir has added to her title haul.