Laura Muir admits she has “unfinished enterprise” with the Commonwealth Video games after Staff Scotland finalised its 33-strong athletics workforce to compete at Birmingham 2022.
An extra 22 athletes have been added to the squad following the pre-selection of six athletes, together with Olympic medallists Muir and Josh Kerr, and 5 para-athletes together with Paralympic medallist Sammi Kinghorn MBE final month.
Muir, who received silver within the 1,500m finally yr’s Olympics, is aiming to land her first Commonwealth medal.
“I’ve seen my very own scenario round Birmingham described as ‘unfinished enterprise’ and I’ve to agree with that,” stated the 29-year-old.
“I used to be very younger at Glasgow 2014, however it nonetheless didn’t go the way in which I had hoped in that 1500m closing at Hampden.
“4 years later, as Gold Coast 2018 got here round, I used to be within the final levels of finishing my diploma at college and the ultimate exams clashed with the Commonwealths.
“In order that has been in my thoughts for a while, and I’d dearly like to win a medal for Staff Scotland at Birmingham 2022. Getting on that podium sporting the Scotland vest may be very a lot a aim.
“My household can be right here and there’s a big contingent making journey plans. Once you get that household help within the stadium it may well imply a lot.
“It’s not Glasgow and it’s not Scotland however it’s as shut as you will get, actually, so I’m actually trying ahead to having that backing within the Alexander Stadium.”
Laura Muir received the 1500m closing finally weekend’s Muller UK Athletics Championships in Manchester.
The Scotland workforce contains 11 athletes set to signify Nice Britain and Northern Eire on the World Championships in Eugene later this month.
These added to the workforce embrace Man Learmonth (800m), Zoey Clark (400m and 4x400m relay), David Smith (excessive soar) and hammer throwers Chris Bennett and Mark Dry, who will all compete of their third Video games, alongside pre-selected Jake Wightman (800m and 1500m) and Eilish McColgan (5,000m and 10,000m).
There’s a robust sprints presence, with locations for Alisha Rees and Adam Thomas at 100m, Beth Dobbin within the 200m and Heather Paton within the 100m hurdles.
Staff Scotland will even subject each 4x400m and 4x100m girls’s relay groups with Loughborough-based Carys McAulay and Jill Cherry included particularly for the 4x400m alongside Zoey Clark, Nicole Yeargin and Beth Dobbin. Heather Paton, Rebecca Matheson, Sarah Malone and Taylah Spence will make-up a robust 4x100m workforce alongside Alisha Rees.
Steph Davis, who completed high half of the ladies’s marathon in Tokyo final yr and was chosen for Birmingham earlier this yr, has needed to withdraw from the Video games because of a foot harm.
