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Lead Stories: Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Mottram Wins in Outdoor Opener

Posted February 21st, 2008 at 2:05 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Craig Mottram opened his 2008 outdoor campaign with a victory and a national title in front of his hometown crowd at today’s Melbourne Grand Prix in Olympic Park.

Mottram, from nearby Geelong, clocked 13:11.99 for 5000m, winning the Australian title for the sixth time ahead of Kenya’s Shadrack Kosgei (13:13.51) and Ethiopia’s Abraham Cherkos (13:18.47).

“I’m as fit as I’ve ever been, and I’m looking forward to what’s ahead,” Mottram told Len Johnson of the The Age newspaper.
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