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McColgan's win came after a hamstring problem hindered her chances at last month's World Championships| Hosts: Birmingham Dates: 28 July to 8 August |
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Scotland's Eilish McColgan won her first major title as she strode away to the Commonwealth 10,000m title on a swell of cheers in Birmingham.
McColgan, whose mother Liz won the same title in 1986 and 1990, found herself locked together with Kenya's Irine Cheptai with a lap to go.
Cheptai, who finished sixth ahead of McColgan at the Tokyo Olympics, opened up a metre's lead on the back straight.
But McColgan grittily fought on to reel her in and land her biggest win yet.
"This is the most incredible moment of my career," the 31-year-old said.
"I couldn't hear myself think or breathe, in that last 100m the crowd carried me."
Mother Liz's triumphs came at Auckland 1986 and on home soil at Edinburgh 1990.
McColgan ran faster than her mum did on either occasion.
Her time of 30 minutes 48.60 seconds is a Commonwealth Games record and adds gold to a season that has already been littered with new landmarks.
McColgan broke the European 10km, British half-marathon and Scottish 10,000m records this year, but a untimely hamstring niggle hindered her chances at last month's World Championships.
More to follow.
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