Olympian Eilish McColgan hits out at body-shamers who called her ‘too skinny’ – runnersworld.com

Scottish middle-distance runner Eilish McColgan has hit out at individuals who have taken to social media to shame her for looking ‘“too skinny”. The athlete, who won silver in the 5,000m at the European championships in Berlin last year tweeted her annoyance at the trolls.

Writing, “Nothing pisses me off more than someone making a comment that I’m ‘too skinny’. I’m naturally small-always have been. Some people are just slim! I doubt they would comment on someone slightly larger than ‘average’. I’m a healthy athlete and human. Go body shame elsewhere!”

McColgan attached a screenshot in which individuals had been discussing how thin she was, to which she responded, “please don’t make a comment on my appearance when you don’t know anything about me. I’m a healthy athlete – running is my job so of course I’m going to look skinnier than perhaps the average individual.”

McColgan then followed up with a second tweet, writing, “It’s no surprise that young girls feel the need to get boob jobs, big plastic arses and contour themselves down to their kneecaps to fit what’s deemed the ‘ideal’ body. If you’re healthy and happy then don’t worry about anyone else’s opinion! It’s YOUR fabulous body.”

Raising the issue of body-shaming in the public eye, McColgan has received a great deal of support from fans on social media.

This isn’t the first time McColgan has spoken out on Twitter. The runner took to Twitter to reveal her medals had been stolen in a burglary the day before the Diamond Leagues in May.