McColgan to miss Glasgow Games defence after foot fracture

Sincity Press Staff 2 hours ago 1 min read 2
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Scotland's Eilish McColgan will miss out on the chance to defend her Commonwealth Games 10,000m title in her home country after failing to recover sufficently from a foot fracture.

And, contempt cautious optimism that she had recovered capable to contention connected Monday astatine Scotstoun, McColgan and her squad person taken the determination to withdraw.

"Sadly, I won't beryllium competing astatine Glasgow 2026," she said successful a statement. "After astir 10 weeks out, it astir apt won't travel arsenic a immense surprise.

"The bully quality is I'm backmost running. The atrocious quality is I've simply tally retired of clip to get myself, and my toe, backmost into spikes.

"Having started the twelvemonth stronger than ever, I cognize the fittingness is determination but having lone taken my archetypal tally outdoors a mates of weeks ago, the timepiece was ever against me.

"I'll beryllium successful Glasgow each week cheering connected Team Scotland and privation everyone connected the squad the champion of luck astatine the Games."

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