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1 Mar ‘19

LIVE RESULTS: Glasgow 2019

3 Mar ‘19

I’ll be back at Emirates on Wednesday: golden girl Muir

3 Mar ‘19

Sunday morning briefing: Tentoglou and Peleteiro leap into record books

3 Mar ‘19

Five to watch on Sunday at Glasgow 2019

2 Mar ‘19

Ingebrigtsen-inspired Norway conquer Europe on day two at Emirates Arena

2 Mar ‘19

O’Hare: I nearly gave up. But Glasgow makes it worthwhile

2 Mar ‘19

Saturday morning briefing: Swoboda, Spanovic and Stefanidi sizzle in heats

2 Mar ‘19

I want my gold back: Martinot-Lagarde on a mission at Glasgow 2019

2 Mar ‘19

Five to watch on Saturday at Glasgow 2019

2 Mar ‘19

KJT hails her glory day at Glasgow 2019

1 Mar ‘19

Muir’s magic lights up Glasgow 2019

1 Mar ‘19

Muir and Klosterhalfen set for unforgettable duel at Glasgow 2019

1 Mar ‘19

Friday morning briefing: KJT hits the heights

1 Mar ‘19

Five to watch on Friday at Glasgow 2019

28 Feb ‘19

Ingebrigtsens ready to launch gold grab in Glasgow

28 Feb ‘19

Transport Guide: How to get to Glasgow 2019

27 Feb ‘19

Your guide to the nine Scots set to star at Glasgow 2019

25 Feb ‘19

Venue Guide: Emirates Arena

24 Feb ‘19

Preview: Emirates Arena braced for thrilling Glasgow 2019 conclusion

23 Feb ‘19

Preview: Super Saturday in store at Glasgow 2019

22 Feb ‘19

Preview: Muir and Johnson-Thompson target golden opening day at Glasgow 2019

20 Feb ‘19

Clydeside Classics: 2016 Gymnastics World Cup

20 Feb ‘19

Emirates crowd all set to spur Scots on, says Maguire

19 Feb ‘19

Bradshaw gunning for glory in Glasgow after British Indoor success

17 Feb ‘19

British Athletics name record 48-strong squad for Glasgow 2019

16 Feb ‘19

Muir’s mile mastery sets up Glasgow 2019

15 Feb ‘19

Hampden Sports Clinic confirmed as official physio providers of Glasgow 2019

15 Feb ‘19

Field’s finest will fight it out for medals at Glasgow 2019

14 Feb ‘19

The Glasgow School of Art is going for gold as official medals revealed ahead of Glasgow 2019

14 Feb ‘19

Where Stars Are Born – Dalton Grant

13 Feb ‘19

Clydeside Classics: Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix 2016

12 Feb ‘19

Paterson’s ready for crunch time at Glasgow 2019

11 Feb ‘19

Six Scots sure of spots at Glasgow 2019

8 Feb ‘19

Defining weekend awaits as stars go for Glasgow 2019 at British Indoors

8 Feb ‘19

Expect Richard Kilty to show his class at Glasgow 2019: Gardener

7 Feb ‘19

Muir breaks Scottish indoor record as build-up to Glasgow 2019 intensifies

5 Feb ‘19

Clydeside Classics: Cycling’s 2016 crucible

4 Feb ‘19

Courtney makes it count ahead of Glasgow 2019

4 Feb ‘19

All signs point towards Emirates Arena as Baillie Signs become the latest addition to the Glasgow 2019 team

3 Feb ‘19

Philip relishes home comforts at Glasgow 2019

2 Feb ‘19

Butchart back with a vengeance in time for Glasgow 2019

1 Feb ‘19

Double Olympian delight as Glasgow 2019 smashes through one-month-to-go milestone

30 Jan ‘19

Where Stars Are Born – Tom McKean

29 Jan ‘19

Clydeside Classics: Davis Cup 2015

28 Jan ‘19

Philip lays down world lead as Glasgow 2019 contenders come to party

25 Jan ‘19

European stars aiming to lay down marker as countdown to Glasgow 2019 continues

23 Jan ‘19

EAIC Memories: Jason Gardener

23 Jan ‘19

Where Stars Are Born: Geoff Capes

22 Jan ‘19

Clydeside Classics: European Championships 2018

21 Jan ‘19

Fab five confirmed for Pentathlon at Glasgow 2019

17 Jan ‘19

Where Stars Are Born: Yvonne Murray

16 Jan ‘19

Clydeside Classics: 2014 Commonwealth Games

13 Jan ‘19

Muir gets taste of Scottish fervour as Glasgow 2019 approaches

11 Jan ‘19

Preview: Muir set for Stirling in build-up to Glasgow 2019

9 Jan ‘19

British team begins to takes shape for Glasgow 2019

7 Jan ‘19

In Focus: Paceman Pozzi bids for back-to-back golds at Glasgow 2019

5 Jan ‘19

Muir and Doyle gear up for Glasgow 2019 at Miler Meet

3 Jan ‘19

Throwback Thursday: Genoa 1992

2 Jan ‘19

Where Stars Are Born: Sally Gunnell

31 Dec ‘18

Sprint star Philip can’t wait for Glasgow as 60 days-to-go milestone passes

30 Dec ‘18

Review of 2018: Rest of the World

29 Dec ‘18

Review of 2018: Best of British

27 Dec ‘18

Scotrail revealed as European Athletics Indoor Championships 2019 Official Supplier

20 Dec ‘18

Throwback Thursday: Paris 1994

13 Dec ‘18

Müller confirmed as European Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2019 partner

13 Dec ‘18

Throwback Thursday: Stockholm 1996

12 Dec ‘18

Where stars are born: Christian Malcolm

7 Dec ‘18

Where stars are born: Ashia Hansen

6 Dec ‘18

Throwback Thursday: Valencia 1998

1 Dec ‘18

Home hope Doyle has licence to thrill at Glasgow 2019

29 Nov ‘18

Throwback Thursday: Ghent 2000

23 Nov ‘18

Scottish athletic stars share their excitement as the countdown to Glasgow2019 heads into the final straight

22 Nov ‘18

Throwback Thursday: Vienna 2002

20 Nov ‘18

Where Stars Are Born: Jason Gardener

11 Nov ‘18

Wightman relishing Scottish atmosphere at Glasgow 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships

9 Nov ‘18

Europe’s young stars are on the rise

8 Nov ‘18

Throwback Thursday: Madrid 2005

5 Nov ‘18

Muir wants ’10-15 more years’ competing on world stage

1 Nov ‘18

Throwback Thursday: Birmingham 2007

31 Oct ‘18

Glasgow International Airport lands partnership with European Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2019

29 Oct ‘18

Where Stars Are Born: Andrew Pozzi

26 Oct ‘18

European Athletics celebrate golden year ahead of Lausanne awards

25 Oct ‘18

Throwback Thursday: Turin 2009

22 Oct ‘18

‘Scottee’ the Scottie dog revealed as official mascot for Glasgow 2019

18 Oct ‘18

Throwback Thursday: Paris 2011

12 Oct ‘18

Where Stars Are Born: Katarina Johnson-Thompson

5 Oct ‘18

Looking back: Gothenberg 2013

2 Oct ‘18

Where Stars Are Born: Colin Jackson

27 Sep ‘18

Throwback Thursday: Prague 2015

24 Sep ‘18

Laura Muir headlines outstanding summer for Scottish athletics

20 Sep ‘18

Throwback Thursday: Belgrade 2017

17 Sep ‘18

Five big names who could challenge at the European Athletics Indoor Championship in Glasgow

16 Sep ‘18

Five of the best European Athletics Indoor Championships sprint races

6 Sep ‘18

Where Stars Are Born: Linford Christie

5 Sep ‘18

Five of the best European Athletics Indoor Championships distance performances

1 Sep ‘18

Muir adds Diamond League crown to European success

29 Aug ‘18

Diamond League: Continent’s best aim for glory in Zurich and Brussels

24 Aug ‘18

Where Stars Are Born: Seb Coe

22 Aug ‘18

Five of the best European Athletics Indoor Championships vertical jumps

19 Aug ‘18

European stars keep up momentum in penultimate Diamond League meet

14 Aug ‘18

200 Days To Go: Full schedule for 2019 European Atletics Indoor Championships revealed

13 Aug ‘18

Laura Muir tops of Glasgow 2018 European Championships with 1500m gold

2 Aug ‘18

Glasgow’s most historic sporting moments

27 Jul ‘18

Three thrilling throws: The best indoor shot put competitions

23 Jul ‘18

Hassan leads Europe’s best in Diamond League

20 Jul ‘18

Five of the best European Athletics Indoor Championships jumps

16 Jul ‘18

Five of the best European performances from the 2018 Athletics World Cup

13 Jul ‘18

Five of the best European Athletics Indoor Championships sprint races

11 Jul ‘18

Six of the best: From world junior talents to European indoor stars

4 Jun ‘18

Sunset + Vine awarded European Athletics Indoor Championships 2019

17 May ‘18

Laura Muir announced as ambassador for European Athletics Indoor Championships

2 Apr ‘18

Tickets on-sale for the European Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow 2019

28 Feb ‘18

Glasgow to host European Athletics Indoor Championships 2019

20 Feb ‘18

Glasgow 2019 goes online with 5or6

20 Feb ‘18

Nordic Sport to supply equipment for Glasgow 2019

20 Feb ‘18

Strathmore Water hyrdates athletes at Glasgow 2019

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Where Stars Are Born: Yvonne Murray

Charlene Jack · 17 Jan ‘19


It’s long-distance lore there have been few fiercer competitors than Yvonne Murray, whose successful senior career had as its constant reference point the European Athletics Indoor Championships.

Scotland’s long-distance pedigree is now proven and it is in the footsteps of trailblazers like Murray that Laura Muir and Eilish McColgan prepare to slug it out at Glasgow 2019.

Indeed, as the BBC put it: “She helped give British Athletics, and especially the women’s sphere, new credibility and respect from the public… who regarded her as a ‘queen of the track.”

No monarch can rule without authority and that is what the European Athletics Indoor Championships helped Murray establish, before she went on to conquer the top of the sport.

Small but determined

The small but determined runner that emerged from Musselburgh didn’t take long to turn heads under the coaching tutelage of Bill Gentleman, setting a British junior record over 3000m in 1982.

She won the Scottish title in that same year and on the occasion of her 18th birthday made her Commonwealth Games debut in the national vest, finishing tenth.

Murray was a dogmatic runner and her trademark was to aggressively track rival runners, her sheer physical proximity on the track often forcing mistakes in others.

Her bravery as a front-runner was never in question, although some cast doubts on her quality as a closer in sprint finishes.

Murray took until the age of 22 to truly break through, with bronze on European indoor debut in Piraeus serving notice of her potential to succeed on the continental stage.

European improvements

1986 was year zero for the Scottish star on the big stage – yielding a catalogue of personal bests and bronzes in both that year’s Commonwealth Games and European Championships over 3000m.

The then-21-year-old upgraded her European indoor bronze in Greece to silver in Barcelona with the field blown open by the retirement of Italy’s Agnese Possamai, champion the previous four years on the spin.

Put simply, the European Athletics Indoor Championships will always live long in Murray’s memory because it provided her with a first senior gold medal.

She raced to gold in Lievin in a time of 8:46.06, shaving a full 15 seconds off her time of a year earlier and holding off the challenge of prodigious Dutch youngster Elly van Hulst.

A rivalry for the ages

Murray’s enthusiasm for all things indoor might have started out as a dislike of cross-country racing, but ended as a full-blown fanaticism for all the indoor tour had to offer.

Her World Indoor victory in Toronto in 1993 was one of her signal victories, allied to bronze at the 1988 Olympic Games and a European Championships triumph in 1990.

For most, she is immortalised however by her rivalry with Liz McColgan, a similarly gifted long-distance runner with whom she shared many hotly-contested jousts.

It was a head-to-head akin to the one shared by Coe and Ovett; of two uncommonly talented individuals in the same discipline rubbing up against each other at precisely the same moment.

For today’s athletes, she offers a challenge – to follow her in joining Scottish long-distance immortality at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.

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