Laura Muir secures her first major world gold medal with victory in the 1500 metres at the Commonwealth Games

Laura Muir, from Scotland, won the 1500 meter at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday night to win her first major gold medal in the world.

The 29-year-old, who won bronze after finishing third in the 800 metres on Saturday, saw off the competition in a blistering time of 4:02.75, with Northern Ireland’s Ciara Mageean and Australia’s Abbey Caldwell taking silver and bronze respectively. Jemma Reekie, her teammate, narrowly missed winning a medal.

“This meant a lot to me, running here,” she told BBC Sport afterwards.

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“It’s so nice to come here and not just get one but two [medals]. It’s such a competitive field and these girls are fast, so yeah, it means a lot.”

It was a dominant performance from Muir, who attacked early with 500m to go and although she didn’t look entirely comfortable, still finished over two seconds ahead of Mageean.

Muir started the race with a relaxed pace. She hung at the back, but moved to third two minutes later.

The victory brings Scotland’s total medal tally to 47, three more than the previous away Games best and only six short of their home Games in 2014.