Eilish McColgan acted for the whole athletics community across Scotland – as she wrapped Megan Keith in her arms after a tough night in Paris.
The Scottish duo represented Team GB in the Women’s 10,000m final at the Olympics.
It was a truly special moment for Eilish as she became the first Scot in track and field ever to compete in four Olympics – a dozen years after her debut at London 2012.
A tough build-up with barely any racing in the past year saw her dig deep to finish 15th in 31:20.51 and third European in the field of 25 athletes.
Megan for her part had worked through an ankle injury in her preparation and a difficult night concluded with a solo run last lap after others finished as she came home in 33:19.92 for 23rd place.
The tears flowed as she crosse the line but Eilish waited for her team-mate and the more experienced woman made her admiration for Megan very clear indeed.
A last lap burn-up saw victory for Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet with Italian Nadia Battocletti taking a fine silver medal. Sifan Hassan came home in the bronze position.
The qaulity and depth across the field was clear among 25 on the start-list.
Megan came into the race with a world ranking of 18 with Eilish, with that injury-hit preparation over the last year or so, at 28.
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Eilish McColgan, Megan Keith, Olympics, Paris 2024
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