and, yeah, as a woman, believe in what you want and, yeah, dream big. on day six of the commonwealth games in birmingham, england s katerina johnson thompson won her first heptathlon for three years to retain her commonwealth title. also on the track scotland s eilish mccolgan followed in her mum liz s footsteps to take gold for scotland in the women s 10,000 metre final. our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, has all the details. after a difficult season, the perfect ending. katarina johnson thompson set herself up for glory with a lifetime best throw in the javelin, and with a big lead, she could afford not to win the 800 metres. silver for northern ireland s kate o connor but the smiles belonged to kjt. the 100 metre final is always a crowd favourite and so is elaine thompson herah.
britons relay squad and the roots championships and she will be trying to get a medal as well of course but elaine thompson very much the favourite. and then you ve got the men s 100 favourite. and then you ve got the men s100 metre finals and you haven t got the one to three from the worlds because that was the american trio but you do have ferdinand, the first fastest african in history from kenya and firm england, mitchell blake was part of britain s bronze winning relay team from the world and as you mentioned, the women s 10,000 from the world and as you mentioned, the women s10,000 metres as we look at the heat here at the 100 metre men s, hoping to emulate mum liz who is a two time commonwealth champion. later in the 10,000 metre and up for grabs in the stadium.
but blink and you ll miss the jamaican, so rapid is the reigning olympic champion. in the women s10,000 metres, scotland s eilish mccolgan stuck like glue when kenya s cheptai made a break for it. the grimace was real, the sprint unexpected, but it paid off. eilish mccolgan is the - commonwealth champion! a games record and her mum liz, commonwealth champion in the same event. no wonder both were in tears. i ve never sprint like that in my entire life but i was just, honestly, without the crowd, i wouldn t have finished like that tonight and i just wanted it so bad. that s the first commonwealth title for eilish and her mum liz has two, quite the family legacy. but that s not the end of the medals for the home nations. it s been a really busy day across all the venues. not least in the pool, one gold for scotland and two for england. they won the men s four by 100 medley relay to bring swimming s commonwealth games to a close.
who s like an idol. - he is known well aroundl the world for his abilities of running and i have beaten him over his prime distance. it is one of those, - everyone is cheering mo on because they know who he is. nobody knows who i am, | i ve just got a number on, the crowds are cheering, so yes, i did not quite follow- the script today, but to pull it off and win it, delighted, yes. congratulations to him. winner of the women s race eilish mccolgan missed out on breaking paula radcliffe s 19 year old british record by just two seconds, but she did beat her mum liz s scottish record. danny sidbury and sam kinghorn won the wheelchair races. i saw the clock and i was like, i m not going to make it! so i m happy with today, i finished really strongly, it has given me a lot of confidence. as i said, i think came i into it not sure. as i said, i think i came into it not sure. it has been a pretty challenging couple of months coming back from covid and then we had a tough
of the event, said before the race if he didn t feel he could compete at the highest level any more, then it d be time to stop and retire from the sport. ellis did really well to beat me and to win here, but at the same time, you have got to see where you are and, at the minute, i don t even know, this is it, that s where i am now. is it for you now where you are in your career taking it race by race? for sure you have got to take it race by race and let the body see what it can do. as you said, i ain t young any more, am i? so mo farah there. winner of the women s race eilish mccolgan missed out on breaking paula radcliffe s 19 year old british record by just two seconds but she did beat her mum liz s scottish record. danny sidbury and sam kinghorn won the wheelchair races. manchester city goalkeeper karen bardsley has announced she s retiring from the game after an illustrious 20 year career for both club and country. the 37 year old won eight major trophies during her time with city