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Muir well schooled in track success

ASPORTING roll of honour hangs in a corridor outside the PE department at Kinross High School, commemorating the achievements of those who achieved excellence during their time within those walls.

Laura Muir is in Gothenburg on the back of her first UK title win. Picture: Colin Mearns
Laura Muir is in Gothenburg on the back of her first UK title win. Picture: Colin Mearns

"Eilidh was someone I looked up to, because she was a local girl," said Muir, now 19. "I'd look up at the sports champions' board in the school and see her name and think, 'I'd love mine to be there too'. "

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