Athletics: Freya hails Steph's run

Freya Murray (Edinburgh AC) has praised her Scottish Commonwealth Games teammate Steph Twell for her new national 5,000 metres record of 14:54.08 set in Brussels on Friday after cutting nearly five seconds off her own best time in the UK Challenge Finals in Cardiff on Saturday night.

"It's an amazing run by Steph - I'm really pleased for her. She's had a great season and hopefully Delhi will cap it off for her," said Murray who finished second to Twell's training partner Charlotte Purdue (15:23.4) in 15:25.6 in what was also a British Milers Club Grand Prix event.

Murray picked up the overall first prize of 750 as Purdue had not done the necessary four qualifying performances.

The 26-year-old Heriot-Watt engineering graduate will have to take 25 days unpaid leave from her north of England post to cover her time off for Delhi.

Another Delhi-bound Scot, James Campbell (Cheltenham) won the javelin with 72.23 metres and shared in the overall jackpot of 5000.

Gregor MacLean (Edinburgh) finished fourth in the pole vault with 4.71m, while Catriona Pennet (EAC) was second in the 100 hurdles (14.49) and Sarah Hood (EAC) fourth in the 3000m steeplechase (10:55.13).