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Muir backed to succeed in Tokyo 2022
Britain's Laura Muir during the Women's 1500m Heat 1 during day two of the 2018 IAAF Indoor World Championships at The Arena Birmingham

BRITISH Athletics performance director Neil Black backed Laura Muir today to win Olympic gold.

Scot Muir claimed silver and bronze in the 1,500m and 3,000m respectively at the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham.

They were her first world medals after a double European Indoor gold in Belgrade 12 months ago.

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