Muir doubles up on successful final day of European Indoor Championships

Laura Muir insists she is brimming with confidence after claiming her second gold medal and meeting record on the final day of the European Indoor Championships in Belgrade.

Less than 24 hours after claiming her first senior title in the 1500m with a championship record, Muir returned to the track for the 3000m.

And she had enough left in the tank to collect a second gold in another championship record, this time coming home in 8:35.67 minutes.

Eilish McColgan came home third to collect bronze as Great Britain finished the event with ten medals, an equal-best tally at the championships, to end up second in the medal table.

And newly crowned double champion Muir told British Athletics:  “I’m happy with the race but I was feeling a bit tired.

“I was thinking ‘I hope she [second-place Yasemin Can from Turkey] doesn't ramp it up anymore’ and I managed to hang in there - I knew I'd have the kick and I just went.

“I think before I had the training, but not the confidence. Now the confidence is there it shows as much in my performance.

“I'm just delighted to come away with the win and do the double. It was great to do so many races back to back - it shows our recovery methods are working so it's looking promising for the double in London.”

Elsewhere on the final day, Asha Phiilip ensured Great Britain won both 60m events as she won the final in a new British record 7.06 seconds.

Philip said: “7.06! The European lead was a bonus and the PB was a bonus - obviously I came out here for the win and I got that!

“There is always that scare factor when they come and you cross the line - I heard my name, but you don't believe it until you actually see it!

“This competition I've not been petrified - I've been so calm and had the confidence in me to say ‘I can do it, I will do it’... and I've just believed in myself.”

But the team weren’t done there, with Shelayna Oskan-Clarke and Robbie Grabarz winning silver medals in the 800m and high-jump respectively.

And to bring the curtain down the women’s 4x400m saw superb Eilidh Doyle, Phillipa Lowe, Mary Iheke and Laviai Nielsen bring home another silver medal behind Poland, with anchor leg Nielsen bringing the team home in 3:31.05 minutes.

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