Athlete stunned by comments after she posted engagement pic online

EILISH McColgan has blasted the “disgusting” racist abuse she and her partner endured when they posted their engagement photos.

- BY FIONNUALA BOYLE

The Commonwealth gold medallist opened up on the devastating impact of the racist comments on her and her family.

The 10,000 metres champion announced her engagement to fellow athlete Michael Rimmer, 39, last April.

The Scots runner said she had become “numb” to receiving abuse about her appearance, saying it is an “everyday thing”.

Speaking to BBC Radio Scotland's Saturday Show, the 35-year-old added: “It is scary sometimes when you read comments, you think, ‘My God, some of these people even have young daughters’.

“You think, ‘Imagine someone writing that about your children’.”