Laura Muir has unveiled plans to attack Kelly Holmes UK indoor 1000 metres record at the February’s Muller Grand Prix in Birmingham – with a possible tilt at the world mark.

The 23-year-old, who claimed the double Olympic champion’s outdoor 1500m record last summer, is currently training in South Africa before making her 2017 debut at the Great Edinburgh International XC next month.

But Muir believes Maria Mutola’s long-standing world record of 2:30.94 could be within her reach despite never competing at the distance before.

“It’s a great opportunity for me to have a competitive race and go for a British record which would be a huge achievement,” the Scot said. “Kelly Holmes was a big inspiration for so many British athletes so to break another of her records would mean a lot to me and show that I’m progressing well. I’ll also have one eye on Maria Mutola’s world record, that will be tough but to be a world record holder would be incredible.

“We don’t get the chance to run 1000m very often so it will be good to do something different, especially in front of a British crowd at such a great event.”

Meanwhile the IAAF has awarded the 2019 world cross-country championships to Aarhus in Denmark.