Eilish McColgan and Katarina Johnson-Thompson claim gold
Johnson-Thompson's heptathlon win marks her return to the top of an international podium after three years of injury and coaching changes.
She finished 6,377 points, 144 clear of Northern Ireland's Kate O'Connor.
McColgan's 10,000m victory marks her first major title at 31.
Her triumph also follows in the footsteps of her mother, Liz, who won the same title at Edinburgh in 1986 and Auckland in 1990.
As the volume rose and the laps counted down, McColgan found herself locked together with Kenya's Irene Cheptai.
Captain, who finished sixth ahead of McColgan at last year's Tokyo Olympics, opened up a metre's lead with 250m.
But McColgan reeled her in, surged on and, after checking over her shoulder for a response that never came, landed her most significant win yet.
"This is the most incredible moment of my career," McColgan said.
"I couldn't hear myself think or breathe. In that last 100m, the crowd carried me.
"It's just been such an up and down year with Covid, another illness and a couple of other niggles. I knew the fitness was somewhere in me, but I could not have asked for anything more tonight to have my family here."
Liz McColgan embraced her daughter before paying tribute to her dedication and determination.
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