Eilish McColgan followed in the footsteps of her mother, Liz, with a thrilling 10,000m gold on day six in Birmingham. McColgan produced a stunning sprint finish to add a third Commonwealth Games gold for the family, matching her mother’s achievement in the event in 1986 and 1990. Elsewhere on an entertaining evening of athletics action, England’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson put the finishing touches on a comeback gold as she defended her heptathlon title. It is Johnson-Thompson’s first victory since winning the world title in 2019 having recovered from one career-threatening injury. Daryll Neita took bronze in the 100 metres final behind Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah, who added an individual Commonwealth gold that had proved elusive to her considerable collection.
