On-form Jemme Reekie delivers emphatic 800m win in France

Jemma Reekie has been in oustanding form. Picture: Alan Harvey / SNS

The Scot stormed clear on the last lap of the 800 metres at the World Indoor Tour meeting in Lievin to take victory in 2:00.34.

That put the 21-year-old more than a second clear of 2019 world champion, Halimah Nakaayi of Uganda, who was left for dead by her explosive finishing kick.

Although Reekie, the former European Junior Champion at 1500m – and training partner Laura Muir – will give this weekend’s UK Indoor Championships in Glasgow a miss to focus on preparing for Tokyo 2020, the new British record holder plans to keep her feet on the ground despite a sensational indoor season. “I always used to say I like slipping under the radar but Laura said last week I’d have to get used to not slipping under the radar anymore,” Reekie said.

“But I’m still just Jemma and I love doing what I have been doing since the age of nine.

“I do this because I love it and I’m learning so much from it both as an athlete and a person.”