Better late than never: Laura pleased to receive 2015 European Indoors medal at cross country in Fife [Video]

Saturday 2nd November 2024

Photo by Bobby Gavin

Laura Muir thanked the cross country community in Scotland for their support after a ‘better late than never’ medal moment.

Scottish Athletics set up a special reallocated medal presentation from the European Indoors in 2015 at our Lindsays Short Course XC in Kirkcaldy.

Ian Beattie, chair of UK Athletics, handed Laura the bronze medal her performance in Prague deserved after a doping violation by a Russian athlete.

And the cheers and applause filled the November atmosphere in a park in Fife as Laura displayed the medal and posed for countless selfies.

‘It is definitely mixed feelings and odd feelings but it is lovely to see and receive the actual medal and have family and friends here at Kirkcaldy,’ said Laura.

‘Better late than never is the phrase I suppose but we do need to keep doing these.

‘I’m fortunate I am still a runner but of course it could have …