Eilish McColgan

Scotland's Eilish McColgan won an emotional 10000m gold medal at the Commonwealth Games with her mum, Liz – the winner in 1986 and 1990 – watching on from ...

Scotland's Eilish McColgan has won Commonwealth Games gold in the women's 10,000m in a Games record time of 20:48.60 – following in the footsteps of her mother Liz, who won gold over the same distance at the 1986 and 1990 Games. After crossing the line, McColgan raced over to hug her mum in the stands. McColgan’s victory came despite her preparations being severely disrupted by Covid. Sshe said afterwards: 'I knew the fitness was in me. Eilish McColgan follows in her mum's footsteps with Commonwealth Games gold– video

Scotland's Eilish McColgan claimed gold in the women's 10000m title in the athletics at the Commonwealth Games — breaking her mother's 36-year-old record in ...

“It’s surreal. But at last, after so many disappointments, and so much heartache, she is a champion, just like her mum. “This is the performance of her lifetime.” While her Commonwealth Games record was not a PB, Walker called it “one of the bravest pieces of 10,000m running I have ever seen.” Channel 7’s Jason Richardson called it “the moment of the Games” after the race, and Eilish said the crowd pushed her over the line. Liz cannot believe it, and I’m not sure Eilish can either.

Liz Nuttall (formerly McColgan) set the 10,000m mark of 31:41.42 at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Scotland, before defending it four years later in New Zealand ...

The whole thing is just surreal. "This is the performance of her lifetime." But at last, after so many disappointments, and so much heartache, she is a champion, just like her mum. "Eilish McColgan is the Commonwealth champion, just like her mum was back in 1986. While her Commonwealth Games record was not a PB, Walker called it "one of the bravest pieces of 10,000m running I have ever seen." "It felt like an important moment for British sport, and a great moment for the McColgan family," he said during commentary. "The crowd was just insane," she said. I'll remember it for the rest of my life." Channel 7's Jason Richardson called it "the moment of the Games" after the race, and Eilish said the crowd pushed her over the line. Liz cannot believe it, and I'm not sure Eilish can either. "It's surreal. "To witness your daughter win in the same event is incredible," the 58-year-old said.

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 ...

“I knew the Kenyans were super strong and would put in bursts. But I knew the fitness was somewhere in me. But you can see in that last 100m I wanted gold. She was the only one of Jamaica’s star trio to compete with world 200m champion Shericka Jackson and 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce skipping the Games following last month’s World Championships in Eugene. I just wanted it so bad. Having my family here and the crowd here.

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But I knew if I could stay with them I had a chance of a medal. After winning a silver medal in the 5000m at the UK Outdoor Championships, and the gold medal in the 1500m at the 2011 Scottish University Championships, McColgan qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics steeplechase. After coming sixth in her other races at the Commonwealth Games 2022, McColgan finally won her first ever major gold at the women’s 10,000 metres, achieving a games record in the meantime. After winning Scottish Schools, Seniors and Indoor Championships, McColgan was selected for the 2008 Youth Commonwealth Games in India but suffered a major knee injury which took her out of the game for a year and a half. “I know the girls were super strong. In front of 30,000 people at the Alexander Stadium, McColgan pushed past the Kenyan Irene Cheptai to take the gold medal in the 10,000m - the same race her mum, Liz, had won gold for Scotland at the 1986 and 1990 Commonwealth Games.