{"id":6416,"date":"2023-02-28T14:39:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T14:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/european-indoor-championships-laura-muir-aims-to-preserve-perfect-medals-record\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28T14:39:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T14:39:15","slug":"european-indoor-championships-laura-muir-aims-to-preserve-perfect-medals-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/european-indoor-championships-laura-muir-aims-to-preserve-perfect-medals-record\/","title":{"rendered":"European Indoor Championships: Laura Muir aims to preserve perfect medals record"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Laura Muir won the 1000m at the World Indoor Tour Final in Birmingham last week<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/thead>\n\n\n\n
Dates:<\/strong> Thu 2 – Sun 5 March <\/span>Venue:<\/strong> Istanbul<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coverage:<\/strong> Watch live across BBC TV, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website. <\/span>Full details here.<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Laura Muir aims to keep up her exclusive record of gold medals from the European Indoor Championships when she races in Turkey this week.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The 29-year-old Scot will be a firm favourite over 1500m in Istanbul as she looks to add to her double gold hauls from 2017 and 2019 (1500m and 3,000m).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Muir skipped the 2021 event to focus on the Olympics, where she claimed silver.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I’ve only ever won gold at the championships in terms of medals, so I want to add to the tally,” she said. <\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s always tough at European level, there’s an awful lot of fast athletes out there. Hopefully my best will be good enough.” <\/span><\/p>\n

The indoor season has started well for Muir, with two victories in the United States, including the prestigious Wanamaker Mile, and a win over 1000m at the World Tour Final in Birmingham.<\/span><\/p>\n

This time last year she was recovering from a stress fracture in her femur, but returned to take bronze at the World Championships in July.<\/span><\/p>\n

Muir then added a Commonwealth Games bronze-gold double (800m and 1500m) before defending her European 1500m title.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Last year was huge for me, picking up medals at all three championships,” she said. “That was amazing. It just kept the ball rolling after the Olympics and I want to keep it going again this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I’m really happy with where I’m at. I’ve raced a few times this indoor season and won them all. <\/span><\/p>\n

“I’ve done a few different distances; 3,000m, a mile and 1,000m, so I feel like I’ve tested my speed a bit, tested my endurance a bit.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking further ahead to the summer World Championships in Budapest and the 2024 Paris Olympics, Muir said: “I’ve fulfilled my goal of winning a medal at all six championships, the only step forward is to upgrade some of the colours.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Paris has been a big focus since the end of last year and it’s going to come round quickly. It’s really exciting to have an Olympics so soon again in my career.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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