Dundee's Eilish McColgan breaks British all-time 5000m record

The 30-year-old clocked 14 minutes 28 seconds at the Diamond League in Oslo

Author: Callum ClarkPublished 1st Jul 2021

Dundee's Eilish McColgan has broken the all-time British women's 5000m record at the Diamond League in Oslo.

The 30-year-old smashed her personal best by more than 17 seconds, beating Paula Radcliffe's time which stood since 2004.

McColgan went toe to toe with the best in the world, finishing fourth in a race won by double world champion Hellen Obiri.

Her time of 14:28.55 could see her become a genuine medal contender at this summer's Olympic Games, in which she'll double up in the 5 and 10,000m

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