Muir ran the 5,000 meters at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games

Scotland’s Laura Muir will run the 5,000m at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as she aims to get “as strong as possible” for the big events leading up to the 2028 Olympics.

The 33-year-old won 1500m gold for Scotland at the 2022 Games in Birmingham, but that event is not scheduled for this summer at Scotstoun Stadium.

But instead of competing in the mile, the closest to the 1500m and the event for which he holds the British record, Muir is moving up the distance.

“Hopefully doing the 5k builds up my endurance a bit more and hopefully helps with that 1500m,” he told BBC Scotland.

“(The) 1500m is getting harder and harder, the event is getting so strong now so I just want to try and be as strong as possible for these two years.

“We’ve got the World Championships next year, the Olympic Games in 2028 so it’s all part of the big picture, a bit of a test year to see how things go.”