The 31-year-old won in a Commonwealth Games record of 30 minutes 48.60 second.
Scotland’s Eilish McColgan took gold in the 10,000m at Birmingham 2022, echoing mum Liz who won the race in 1986 and 1990.
The 31-year-old won in a Commonwealth Games record of 30 minutes 48.60 seconds for her first major title as she beat Kenya’s Irine Cheptai following a race-long duel.
Cheptai led by a metre with 250m to go but McColgan kept her cool and attacked to move ahead and a response never came as the Scot threw her hands in the air as she crossed the line.
🏴🏃♀️ EILISH MCCOLGAN
This race was amazing, as the Scottish star @EilishMccolgan strode to an epic victory in the 10,000m Women's Final!@Team_Scotland are raking in the medals again tonight.#B2022 #CommonwealthGames pic.twitter.com/KC7S4xnrp1
— Birmingham 2022 (@birminghamcg22) August 3, 2022
Cheptai’s compatriot Sheila Kiprotich came home in third nearly 20 seconds adrift to claim the bronze.
🥹 ALL the emotions!
This is what the Commonwealth Games are all about.#B2022 #CommonwealthGames pic.twitter.com/s30HklxZmp
— Birmingham 2022 (@birminghamcg22) August 3, 2022
McColgan said, “It has been such an up-and-down year. But I knew the fitness was somewhere in me. Having my family here and the crowd here. It was vibrating through my whole body. I just wanted it so bad.
“I knew the Kenyans were super strong and would put in bursts. But you can see in that last 100m I wanted gold. It is an absolute dream. It is so special to have it here in the UK.
“These are my fourth Commonwealths and I have come sixth every time. I was ready to win the medal.”
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