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Eilish McColgan: Mother Liz says body-shaming 'demeaning and abusive'

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Comments on social media body-shaming Britain 's Commonwealth 10,000 m champion Eilish McColgan are "demeaning and abusive", says her mother Liz .

Scot Eileish posted a video on Saturday showing her running on a treadmill.

Some viewers questioned if the 34-year-old had an eating disorder in the video.

Her mother Liz replied to that post, saying: "Stop the jealousy and abuse of women athletes".

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