Eilish McColgan moved to fifth on the European all-time 10,000m list with a gun-to-tape 30:19.02 performance at the FBK Games in blustery and drizzly conditions in Hengelo on Monday (6) afternoon, a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting.McColgan set out with real intent to break Paula Radcliffe’s long-standing British record of 30:01.09. "I had to make a switch mentally because I expected that the Ethiopian girls would come along. Hengelo is a perfect place to jump. The track is fast, the run-up is good, the wind is nearly always good. Mother nature was just not in a good mood today.

Source: Ethiopian News June 07, 2022 14:11 UTC