Eilish McColgan beat her mother Liz’s Scottish record with victory in the 10,000 metres at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Hengelo on Monday. Liz McColgan, a former world champion and Olympic silver medallist who is now her daughter’s coach, ran the previous Scottish best of 30:57.07 at the same venue 31 years ago. “Still, it’s a PB (personal best) and a Scottish record – my mum’s record, which she set here. She’s my coach.”Liz McColgan is a former world champion and Olympic silver medallist (Dave Jones/PA)The event doubled up as a World Championships trial for the Ethiopian team. Almaz Ayana, the 2016 Olympic champion and former world record-holder, was seventh.

Source: Ethiopian News June 06, 2022 21:25 UTC