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Article: ATHS: Troop to skip world championships
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- AAP Sports News (Australia)
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- May 8, 2001
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AAP Sports News (Australia)
05-08-2001
ATHS: Troop to skip world championships
By John Salvado
MELBOURNE, May 8 AAP - Marathoner Lee Troop knew for certain it was the right decision
to skip the upcoming world championships when his coach Steve Moneghetti told him so.
Throughout a 15-year international career including four Olympics, six world championships
and four Commonwealth Games, no-one wore the green and gold with as much pride as Moneghetti.
When he finally hung up his spikes after the Sydney Olympics, the 28-year-old Troop
took over the mantle as Australia's leading marathoner.
But with an eye on the big picture, the injury-plagued Troop and his inner circle decided
recently ...