Ex-champ’s praise for Shropshire’s link to Olympics
Saturday 18th June 2011, 11:35AM BST.
Olympian and former 5,000m world record hold David Moorcroft said Shropshire should be “extremely proud” of its links to the modern day Olympic Games during a visit to the county.
The former middle and long-distance runner was at Shrewsbury’s Quarry park yesterday on the first day of the Shropshire Olympian Festival, a major sporting and cultural event which is being recreated for the first time in nearly 150 years.
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Mr Moorcroft, 58, was on hand to present medals to winners during the School’s Day event which featured about 1,500 children taking part from 40 county primary schools.
He said Shropshire’s links to the Olympic movement through Dr William Penny Brooks, was “special” and that he was hugely impressed by the festival.
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