The 29-year-oldhas been chosen to run the 800m in Paris after battling to return from injury.
Former world champion Jake Wightman feels relieved to have been thrown a “lifeline” after he was named in the Team GB athletics squad for the Paris Olympics.
“There was no way I did not want to be at those trials because the consequences were horrific, potentially,” said 29-year-old Wightman, who claimed the world 1500m title in Eugene two years ago, but could not defend it after a foot injury in January 2023 and a subsequent series of setbacks forced him out of action for 13 months.
Muir faces competition in British champion Georgia Bell – who stepped away from sport and was working a 9-5 job before picking up running again during the covid-19 pandemic.
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