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Laura Muir wins European Indoor 3,000m title to complete golden double

Laura Muir has won two golds in two days.

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Britain’s Laura Muir completed her dream double after claiming gold in the 3,000 metres at the European Indoor Championships.

The 23-year-old stormed to victory in a championship record of eight minutes 35.67 seconds on Sunday after Saturday’s 1500m victory in Belgrade.

Team-mate Eilish McColgan claimed third as Muir won by over eight seconds ahead of Turkey’s Yasemin Can.

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