Muir hopes retrospective medal sends message to dopers

Laura Muir received her European bronze medal nine years after the race

Great Britain's Laura Muir says she hopes receiving her 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships bronze medal retrospectively sends a message to dopers they will be punished.

The Scot was 21 when she finished fourth in the 3,000m in Prague, but was upgraded to bronze in January after race winner Yelena Korobkina of Russia was found guilty of doping offences.

Now 31, Muir collected her medal at the Lindsays Short Course cross-country event at Kirkcaldy on Saturday.

"It's better late then never. It's an odd feeling but lovely to have so many friends and family here too," said Muir.

"When people are held accountable it hopefully sends a message [doping] is unacceptable and hopefully people in the end will get the results they deserve.

"It's a shame you have to wait a long period of time. It would have been my first international medal and I didn't get the chance to get the medal and stand on the podium.

"But I'm very grateful I've got it now."

Sviatlana Kudzelich of Belarus had her silver medal upgraded to gold and Netherlands' Maureen Koster was promoted to silver.

Korobkina was banned for four years from September 2023, and had her results between July 2013 and July 2016 expunged after being found guilty of doping last year.