Laura Muir fifth in 1500m final at World Athletics Championships - BBC Sport, BBC News

2019 World Athletics Championships
Venue:Khalifa International Stadium, DohaDates:(September-6 October) ***********************
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Britain’s Laura Muir produced a gutsy display in the 1500 m final as she finished fifth behind winner Sifan Hassan at the World Championships.

The 26 – year-old Scot tried to catch front-runner Hassan but was caught with 150 m remaining in Doha.

Hassan, who also won the 10, 000 m title, took victory in a championship record time of three minutes 51. (seconds.)

Kenyan defending champion Faith Kipyegon took silver, with Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay third.

Muir, whose season was disrupted by a calf injury in July, was encouraged by her time of 3: 55. 76, which was a season’s best.

“I don’t know what to say, I was fifth in 3: 55, “she said.

“I just tried to cover the moves as best I can. I think I lost a gear in the last 100 m but to run 3: 55 when I have missed so much training, I am just speechless but I am so proud of myself. “

” I clocked it at 800 m, it was fast – I expected people to die a bit but must have kept the pace fast or faster.

“I could not have asked more of myself to do that. If I can run that sort of time off the minor training I’ve done, if I’m 100% fit I can be confident going into next year. “

Before the championships Muir was training in South Africa in a bid to prove her fitness following the injury and in an interview with the BBC, the Inverness-born athlete said she was able to race “straight off the bat” as

The ease in which she made it through her heat then semi-final proved she was correct.

However, when it came to the final her attempt to challenge the cavalier Hassan failed to pay off as the Ethiopian-born Dutch runner romped home.

Hassan , who this week said her “conscience was clean” after her coachAlberto Salazar was banned for four years for doping violations,became the first woman to do the double in the 1500 m and 10, 000 m at a World Championships.