Scottish runners lead the way as Team GB lands relay silver medal

Scots Zoey Clark, left, and Eilidh Doyle, second left, celebrate with team-mates Emily Diamond and Laviai Nielsen after winning silver in the 4x400m relay at the 2017 IAAF World Athletic Championships in London as Team GB finished with medals in all four relays plus Mo Farah’s silver and gold.

was disappointment at middle distance as both Chris O’hare in the men’s 1,500m and Lynsey Sharp in the women’s 800m both finished last.

It was expected that Olympic silver medallist and world leader Hellen Obiri of Kenya and 10,000m champion Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia would dominate the race but, perhaps, not by how much they eventually did.

In the closing stages, Muir clawed herself closer and charged impressively in the last couple of laps but further ahead it was Obiri who made the decisive surge for gold in 14:34.86, with Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands winning the battle for bronze behind the Ethiopian.

Muir came in at 14:52.07, her best time over the distance outdoors, while Mccolgan posted an excellent 15:00.43, just five hundredths of a second outside the big personal best she set in the semi-final.

“It was always going to be Obiri and Ayana,” said Muir. “When they went I knew not to panic too much. I think I

“It’s nice to get the medal on the night and have it as the correct colour this time. I’m over the moon”

EILIDH DOYLE raced it really well, and I’m happy with how it went as a final.”

After finishing fourth in the 1,500m, the 24-year-old will now look to use this experience as a platform to push on to what many predict will be major medals in the future.

“I knew I had a lot of rounds in my legs so I had to pace myself and stay