2006 Commonwealth Games Mens 5000m Final

On 20 March 2006 at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, Craig Mottram came second in the 5000m event with a time of 12 minutes, 58.19 seconds, beaten narrowly by Kenyan runner Augustine Choge. This race was only the second time that this event was won in under 13 minutes at a championship competition (first one being 2003 World Athletics Championships.)

[@wehtam4807]

I love the way the Kenyans showed respect for Mottram. That alone lets you know you're a great runner.

[@randyevermore9323]

Yes, they showed Evan Jager the same kind of respect when he proved he could run with them. It's a wonderful thing to see.

[@iam6785]

@@randyevermore9323 Yeah, Kenyans love great competition

[@jmysterio100]

They toyed with Lurch.

[@ppmash]

Great?

[@smooveXXX]

Surely we had never seen and never will see again a louder crowd at a track and field meet. You had 87,000 people going ballistic for a hometown hero - simply sensational

[@leonardtoo985]

I agree with you. Amazing crowd cheering their guy

[@phillipwaite8631]

? X ❤😂

[@kovar2344]

people just dont cheer like they used to in the past. Hard to go ham when you are holding a phone, miss the old sporting fan crowds.

[@curiouscrandall]

The commentary here is fantastic.

[@nsainah]

One of the greatest race of all time👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@iam6785]

A very inspiring race. Choge, just brilliant. Kudos to the winners. Great race from all the athletes. Certainly a race to remember. Great crowd support.

[@chepchogonkemei8574]

It makes me feel emotional every time i see Kenyans conquer the world. 💕 Kenya

[@brianrotich4259]

ME TOO

[@claudioavitia9230]

Top of the top running! Amazing how this tall man had such a style and endurance to run neck to neck with those great athletes from Kenya,I think he could run a 12:40 if the pace would be set at that ritm,the best

[@waterwong12]

Back then when Mo Farah had no problem hearing the doorbell.

[@adamdooley2097]

Lol

[@smooveXXX]

hahaha, sensational!

[@nsainah]

Mo farah was no show, it brings to the question of doping , maybe those rumors are true🤷🏽‍♀ am just saying

[@wthuku]

😀

[@jmbuvi3]

😂What a troll

[@user-xv2vb5ml9y]

Great race!. One of the greatest race of all time.

[@yourbestfriend194]

Back them when Mo Farah was a nobody!

[@Baskerville22]

Then he got his Mo-Jo (as in Flo-Jo)

[@natiiveson4846]

Ha ha ha ha!

[@gyp3xp48]

Becoming the best comes with talent obviuosly but a lot of bloody, bloody hard work. That takes time but perseverance. When you get knocked down you get up again and again and again until you get it right.

[@BudBonkerson]

I'm so glad Craig Mottram is my running coach now, I've improved tons!

[@longxgun3448]

Bud Bonkerson are u serious, are u in Australia?

[@hahaboussafeur4669]

Je l'ai admirer

[@jameskirathi4502]

I still come here when I am bored😁😂😂😂this was a great run from the white man...Kenyans kudos

[@user-ro2ee7cn3f]

Run you Great... Very-very good Video Thanks...

[@palacerevolution2000]

Must be the greatest race I have ever seen. Better than El Guerouj's gold

[@JD-ui8ni]

Commentary is the best😀

[@K.mersch]

Great race!

[@philipsumaili5786]

The best marathon ever!!!!!!

[@maskpronolenmsuralarrive4286]

Bravo yelow colorrrr you are the best yelow man

[@rew6184]

craig is my school’s coach!!

[@marknorris1381]

Such an exciting race. Would have been great in the stadium

[@aestheticslimdown2584]

eloquent runner, eloquent guy. Love the big mazungo.

[@natiiveson4846]

Why do you call him mazungo? What is mazungo?

[@leonardtoo985]

It's a Swahili word meaning the white guy

[@wanjiruciru6237]

​@@leonardtoo985 Mzungu is the word

[@CallyJS]

8:42 that camera shot is great

[@githice]

watching long races my country Kenya was always assured of 123 finish... then things changed, how could Farah peak after 25years? absurd

[@mosesgikonyo7929]

it was never the case

[@ijenns318]

Crazy how far back Mo Farah was in this race...granted he was only 23 here but it's crazy to see how much better he got 4 or 5 years later...and beyond to this year!

[@cecilevans9247]

+Isaac Jennings Do you know what Bekele was doing at 23?

[@imchamp4324]

12:40s

[@donkeykong4712]

Back when he didn't have the juice

[@ijenns318]

Uh yeah but that wasn't my point, I meant the progression.

[@elizabethevelyn9761]

It is very suspicious! And you can guarantee that the GB Authorities knew too.. but don't you think of putting a pin in the diversity bubble.. IT STINKS!

[@videoworks7731]

Great run Kenya and Aus

[@pukulu]

Choge has a long stride for a small runner

[@natiiveson4846]

Ni Mkenya! He is Kenyan!

[@kornado8833]

its genetics

[@shanecooper945]

Full off heart

[@arrell]

Buster's mullet was fire.

[@primitivelife7954]

He didnt know wat kenyan can do

[@muwendamubiru9931]

congs Kenya with love from Uganda

[@bryanryder7196]

You have to have some serious balls to take the lead and surge with a 55 second lap with 1200 to go, what a freaking race

[@brunobiega]

It was a mistake by the time measuring system, watch it again. Next lap wasn’t 64 as well.

[@lucynjoroge558]

Wow what a race,,,our boy as short as he is,,zoomed passed Mottram,,who got confused as he was sure he had won the gold although he gave a very good run and won Silver,,,and golden boy was determined to win the race and like roller coaster running so fast,,he won😁😄😄😄😄😄

[@yvonnebrowne9116]

I love track. But the most exciting is to watch Kenyans and win. It is superb, spectacular and just athing of magnificent beauty!!!

[@sacprasanna]

Who are those Commenters Simply brilliant

[@peerzauss2047]

Terry MacAuliffe and Steve Ovett

[@nginagathecha3665]

My favorite of all times

[@dianapitty8312]

Queee carreron! Maravillosa.

[@maggienyambura4614]

Kenya athletes always shine

[@keinKlarname]

It's not correct that the first championship sub-13 5000m was 2003 at the World Champs. The 1999 edition also was won in sub-13 (by Salah Hissou, in all 4 runners went under 13 in that race).

[@imchamp4324]

It's the commonwealth games nobody had broke 13 before And Bekele ran a 12:57 Olympic record in 2008 Eluid Kipchoge ran a 12:51-3 at 2003 with El G and Bekele right behind him so 6-7 all time have gone sub 13 in a championship but this was the first time at commonwealth games

[@keinKlarname]

Im Champ And in the introduction it was stated that 2003 at the world champs it was the first time in a championship race. That's wrong. That's what I have said, nothing else.

[@imchamp4324]

distance88 I believe 2003 was because the Olympic record was like 13:05 and since this race was after 2003(2006) I believe 2003 was the first sub 13 championship race ever

[@keinKlarname]

Im Champ Have you even read the comment you have given an answer to? The first championship sub-13 was in 1999 at the world champs.

[@imchamp4324]

distance88 Correct

[@odysseyzak254]

The best race ever

[@stevenevanson6580]

Still the GOAT

[@emmanuelnaika-wn3bl]

What a race for kipchoge😅

[@geoffreykimtai1920]

Choge you are the best

[@J3nJ3n13]

Go Kenya!!!!!! a win is a win.....

[@asalsomalilanderhargaysaaw6850]

That is the real African running I am proud to be African viva africa from somaliland

[@user-xn2hf9re8r]

brilliant winner

[@peetobenson9380]

Kenyans love great races competition

[@joej6036]

2nd greatest 5k race only after the 2003 world 5k final

[@henrylister5530]

joe j 1993 world championships

[@peterpiper831]

1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, 5000 metres. Most exciting race.

[@juamarti3]

Great!

[@astrea00]

16:07 WTF Mottram dropped a 55 second lap with 2 more to go? Thats INSANE

[@toshi5000]

Nah, someone messed up and split that lap way too early. It was more like a 61 second lap.

[@imchamp4324]

Lol I was thinking the same thing but I think it was about a 60 but they pulled away so much I wouldn't have really been surprised

[@stephan6063]

Stupid

[@jmysterio100]

Are you a Mzungo?

[@celinefan13]

this is the very speed race

[@siawambui5777]

Kenya home of champions

[@user-fb1nl1bc8o]

He know him in this race 🤣🤣🤣

[@James-gt3ee]

Kenyans are not from planet earth,we just visited🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪💪🏿💪🏿

[@jogookubwa8545]

wow kenyans

[@ragreenburg]

Mack likes boys.

[@raphaelmutwiri3093]

Great teamwork from kenyans

[@manuelmacias3724]

Que carrera del Kenia que pulmones de los atletas

[@tonylaskowski723]

Mottram

[@kibetgodwin2834]

Wow!

[@3dgestudio]

wow!!!!!

[@ugandabiker1932]

The Australian thought for a second that he was going to win a kalengin in 5k

[@clairmontjoseph775]

Hat's off to the Australian

[@jon-snow-GOT]

Kipsiro and Mo Farah

[@colshythecomedian]

Chogie must be on juice!!

[@mangosandpineapples4301]

As a minority, I really wanted that white Australian,Craig Motram, to win..Australian crowd at the stadium was so great with their support.

[@MasterM333]

What kind of minority? And does.your opinion matter more because you're a minority?

[@elizabethevelyn9761]

White minority..

[@mangosandpineapples4301]

@@MasterM333 that's what opinion is all about...

[@mangosandpineapples4301]

@@elizabethevelyn9761 I was implying that I am a minority (non white) and we often win in running/athletics so it would be good to see a white person win this event for a change.

[@elizabethevelyn9761]

@@mangosandpineapples4301 yep.. you're quite right.. it's just fact isn't!

[@missasinenomine]

Something reminds me here of Ron Clark.

[@GeoAce777]

the 'little man' named Choge DUSTED Mottram

[@johnnjoroge9219]

Craig was beaten hands down.

[@neeleshs.1909]

Young mo

[@technicalkptechnicalkp7363]

Hello

[@rum02]

2nd comes right after first

[@muwendamubiru9931]

that was way back b4 ugandans came on board

[@goodu.tiwaritiwari4256]

Kenya's too much danger

[@trungkientrinh7014]

Moh fara young living viva the legend But i me am not afraid of god feared of hooli

[@peternjuguna9903]

I wish he would have competed with the likes of mo farah

[@pablosuarez3793]

Jajaja... algunos corredores extremos...muy altos y muy pequeños

[@katieclay3205]

Threat Mazungo should’ve pushed him away with 300m to go. Gave up too easily.

[@KindaMaoriCuz]

In what World is running 12:58 giving up too easily?? I think if he could've, he would've

[@jmysterio100]

Mzungo! Haha

[@randyevermore9323]

Easy for you to say.

[@shanegill5091]

He didn't give up. He gave it his all. Craig was at a disadvantage with his extra weight. The lighter Kenyans tire less with the skinny bodies. Shows how talented Mottram was that he could match the best of them.

[@theeSpicer9707]

he wasnt beaten narrowly though....😂😂 but why would Choge not try marathon😅

[@mawadrimathewdouglas4708]

Mans against man. African Muzungu Affair

[@stephan6063]

Craig only one not on juice

[@freedomm]

The Kenyans have thousands who run like that. Outlier performance for the Aussie. Suspect!

[@J3nJ3n13]

Wow!!!!! And he's only 19.... GO KENYA

[@BenDover-jn5el]

Yeah, he's 19....13 years ago

[@stephan6063]

Aren't you suspicious

[@JohnSmith-vy4lh]

Where do the Kenyans get these runners from ? . Answer the EPO doctor that's where .

[@evanskorir3583]

It is in our DNA

[@oratile1977]

John Smith Keep in mind that running is also our mode of transport, we don’t run for championships only, we run to get to school and everywhere else . Give credit where credit is due.

[@JohnSmith-vy4lh]

@@oratile1977 Yeah right , the credit should go to the scientist who made the drugs !.

[@oratile1977]

John Smith I suppose if it were not a Kenyan with such talent we’d give them credit...What are your thoughts on Craig then, he was just a few seconds behind? Is he also on EPO or he’s a talent?

[@JohnSmith-vy4lh]

@@oratile1977 I don't trust any of the top runners to be free of drugs

[@janenjenga5639]

Africa competing with Australia

[@clericodongo3731]

You can feel the bias in the commentary

[@bambangsujaranako2451]

UN

[@stephan6063]

Stupid tactics 3800 55 sec laps??

[@chrisjones245]

21:19 yeah mate, nobody wants too love allen bond but you dont drop people on the floor whatever your politics might be. never change craig, or you are a hypocrite... nah but seriously, he should have never tried to give craig the boxing kangaroo. but still, dont drop their dreams on the floor

[@iam6785]

17:37 Motram gave up.

[@shanecooper945]

No got beat by a better man

[@Lancentcx]

Anti climatic

[@shanecooper945]

No got beat by a better man

[@tomjonathon6889]

It's like Hitlers in the stands when a track meet is in Hungary.