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- Updated: December 6, 2016
Eilish McColgan has been added to the British Athletics World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) for 2016-17 after successfully appealing against her omission from the list last month.
The 26-year-old made a successful return to the track this summer off the back of a serious ankle injury, finishing 13th in the Olympic 5000m final in Rio and setting personal bests over 1500m, 3000m and 5000m, and was incensed to be overlooked by the WCPP selectors in the initial announcement.
In a statement released by British Athletics on behalf of McColgan, who will be part of the Olympic podium potential group, she said: “Obviously I’m really happy that my appeal was successful. Naturally I was disappointed when not included on the original WCPP last month, as I felt I did everything I could this year after injury and hit all the …
