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Laura Muir saw the silver lining in coming runner-up to Faith Kipyegon in the women’s 1500 metres final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
And the Scottish star could only toast her great rival once more in Florence on Friday night as the Kenyan slashed over a second off the world record with a quite incredible closing burst.
Muir, 30, was gamely giving chase when the bell sounded at the Diamond League meeting but Kipyegon had tucked something special up her sleeve.
The mother-of-one’s cushion grew and grew and the neon lights on the track side that mapped out history suddenly fell adrift of her heels.
And she sprinted resolutely down the home straight to clock 3 mins 49.11 secs and obliterate Genzebe Dibaba's existing mark.
Faith Kipyegon set a new 1500m world record in the Florence Diamond League meeting
Scottish star Laura Muir ran a season's best of 3:57.09 in finishing second on Friday night
‘I’ve been in three world record races now,’ Muir underlined. ‘I was there in 2015 when Genzebe Dibaba broke it and then indoors when Gudaf Tsegay took it. I seem to be the world record lucky charm. I’m so happy for Faith. That was hers to get. She’s done everything else. She’s the best there’s ever been. It was her turn.’
Muir, in her summer opener, held onto second in 3:57.09. This was the European champion’s first outing since splitting from her long-time coach Andy Young, a positive re-start ahead of a 5000m in Paris next
