Eilish McColgan: Commonwealth champion to 10,000m gold

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16th Aug, 2022. 10:13 am
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Turkey’s Yasemin Can beat Britain’s Eilish McColgan to win the women’s.
10,000 meters gold at the European Athletics Championships on Monday.
Denying the Commonwealth Games champion, second triumph this month.

Eilish McColgan looked very much set for a platform finish when she started to lead the pack right off the bat in the race as she fought.

With Can yet the Turkish sprinter pulled away after the 7,000 meters mark.

Can was excessively quick for McColgan and won in a short time 32.57 seconds – – almost nine seconds in front of the Scot. Israel’s Lonah Chemtai Salpeter completed third.

McColgan had emulated her mom’s example by bringing home the Commonwealth Games 10,000m championship scarcely fourteen days prior. She had additionally won the silver in the 5,000 meters in Birmingham, England.

Prior on Monday, Germany’s Richard Ringer raged to long distance race gold with a late run to the wrap up, beating Israel’s Maru Teferi on the last stretch and falling in dismay at the line prior to getting to his feet to commend his triumph.

Thundered on by the home fans, Ringer went too far with a season’s best season of two hours 10 minutes and 21 seconds – – two seconds in front of Teferi – – while Israel’s Gashau Ayale finished the platform places, completing a further six seconds behind.