JAKE WIGHTMAN was so inspired watching Eilish McColgan win Commonwealth gold it left him close to tears.
The new poster boy of British athletics powered into Saturday's 1500m final, crediting McColgan's epic 10,000m triumph for firing him up.
"So inspiring," he said. "I watched the video this morning, I don't know if I should have, but watching Eilish get a medal with Flower of Scotland made me feel like I was going to cry.
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