Muir was beaten by teenager Keely Hodgkinson and training partner Jemma Reekie in the British Championship 800m final on SundayLaura Muir will attempt the 800m and 1500m double in Tokyo after being selected for both events in the British Olympic team. Muir, 28, has finished in the top five in the last three world 1500m finals without getting a medal and is 13th fastest in the world over 800m in 2021. "To be going to another Olympics, hopefully in two events, is quite hard," she said. Dina Asher-Smith, who finished fifth in the 200m in Rio aged 20, returns to the event in Tokyo as the world champion. The 28-year-old hopes to demonstrate her fitness by competing in July, just a few weeks before the start of the heptathlon in Tokyo on 4 August.

Source: BBC June 29, 2021 12:45 UTC