Eilish McColgan is working to recover from a foot stress fracture in time to defend her Commonwealth Games 10,000m title at Glasgow 2026. Her potential appearance matters because she is the reigning champion, a prominent face of the home Games and could match her mother Liz’s record as a double Commonwealth gold medallist.

The 35-year-old suffered the injury after competing through a severe toe problem at April’s London Marathon, leaving the fracture initially undetected. McColgan has returned to full training and hopes to race in Monday’s historic mile event at Scotstoun, but her team will assess further sessions, including running in spikes, before confirming her participation.