2004 NewsHicham El Guerrouj news on IaafHicham El Guerrouj news on Google - English - Dutch - French - Italian - Spanish 12-30-2004 Hicham was voted 2004 Athlete of the Year by Mike Rowbottom Independent article 12-27-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj and Hasna Benhassi named Moroccan Athletes of the Year Iaaf article Hicham was overlooked in the 2004 AP Athlete of the Year awards IndyStar article 12-26-2004 Videos section updated with the 2003 World Champs 1500m(commentary version) Videos section Hicham El Guerrouj's Olympic victories were one of the main sports stories of 2004 The Age article 12-25-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj is talked about in the Iaaf Mens Long Distance 2004 year in review article Iaaf article Hicham tied with Michael Phelps(USA Swimmer) for 2004 International Sportsman of the Year award Mercury News article 12-24-2004 One highlight of the 2004 Athletics year was Hicham El Guerrouj's Athens Distance Double Xtra Msn article Hicham El Guerrouj is talked about in the Iaaf Mens Middle Distance 2004 year in review article Iaaf article 12-22-2004 Steve Cram is very happy that Hicham El Guerrouj achieved the Athens Olympic double BBC article 12-21-2004 Videos section updated with the 2002 Herculis 1500m(commentary version) Videos section Hicham El Guerrouj is fourth place in 2004 Reuters sportsman of the year awards Reuters article Hicham El Guerrouj is one of the top sportmen in the world in 2004 All Africa article 12-16-2004 Videos section updated with the 2000 Olympics 1500m(Last 50m)(commentary version) Videos section 12-14-2004 Instead of choosing between Hicham and Kenenisa Bekele for Athlete Of The Year, the Iaaf created another award Rediff article 12-11-2004 Videos section updated with the 2001 Gaz De France 1500m(commentary version) Videos section 12-9-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj wins the "Trophée Des Sports" award in France Iaaf article 12-7-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj is ranked only 76th in USA's ESPN Top 100 list about sports Only Punjab article 12-6-2004 Videos section updated with the 2002 Prefontaine Classic Mile(commentary version) Videos section 12-5-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj faced his demons, won the Olympic Gold medal, and became the greatest of all time The Age article 12-2-2004 Hicham is having discussions with the Foundation of the Arab Thought(FPA)(scroll down) Moroccan Sport article - Translate article from French with Babel Fish 12-1-2004 Videos section updated with the World Record Mile(commentary version) Videos section 11-25-2004 Hicham is on the IOC's Athete's Commision now along with three other new members Iaaf article 11-24-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj's career became complete with his Olympic Gold medals Sports Illustrated article 11-23-2004 The first meeting of the IOC Athletes' Commission, in which Hicham El Guerrouj is a new member, was today Olympic article 11-18-2004 Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia should face Hicham El Guerrouj in the World XC Champs 4km race in March 2005 Iaaf article Perdita Felicien is motivated by Hicham El Guerrouj to come back after her loss in the Athens Olympics Iaaf article 11-15-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj is the Greatest Of All Time Iaaf article 11-14-2004 Vote for Hicham El Guerrouj under male distance runner of the year Athletics Links article 11-13-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj visited the Holy Kaaba for the first time and called that moment the "peak of my life" Arab News article 11-1-2004 Buy a Hicham El Guerrouj poster from this website(along with Steve Prefontaine posters) Prefontaine Classic website Download a Hicham El Guerrouj screensaver with rotating pictures Bonanzas article Videos section updated with the 2003 Memorial Van Damme 1500m(music version and commentary version) Videos section 10-29-2004 Read a classic interview of Hicham El Guerrouj from May 30th 2002 French Athletics Federation article - Translate article from French with Babel Fish Hicham El Guerrouj was one of the five super elite athletes who had their win streaks broken in 2004 Iaaf article The 2005 World Cross Country Champs 4km race could be an epic battle between Hicham El Guerrouj and Kenenisa Bekele Iaaf article Hicham El Guerrouj will face Kenenisa Bekele in the World Cross Country Championships 4km race in 2005 New Zealand Herald article 10-28-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj interview discusses his future in the sport of Athletics La Nueva Espana article - Translate article from Spanish with Babel Fish I believe part of this article says that in Spain next year Hicham is going to run "La Milla De Gijón", a road race mile Trabajadores Digital article - Translate article from Spanish with Babel Fish Juan Grandson writes about the experience of Hicham running the "Correra Por La Paz", aka the "Race For Peace" La Voz De Asturias article - Translate article from Spanish with Babel Fish Hicham said that out of all his 1500m's, the "Correra Por La Paz" 1500m was the "most important of my life" La Voz De Asturias article - Translate article from Spanish with Babel Fish Hicham El Guerrouj participated in the "Correra Por La Paz" road race on 10-23 in Gijón, Spain Prince Of Asturias Foundation article 1 - Prince Of Asturias Foundation article 2 - Prince Of Asturias Foundation article 3 Read Biography on Hicham El Guerrouj on the Prince Of Asturias Foundation website Prince Of Asturias Foundation article Prince Of Asturias Foundation website has bio on Hicham which includes history, photos, and related links Prince Of Asturies Foundation website Hicham El Guerrouj will attempt to add the 5000m World Record next year to his current world record titles Iaaf article 10-27-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj will run World Cross Country Championships and a 10,000m in 2005, will also skip 1500m in Helsinki Marca article - Translate article from Spanish with Babel Fish 10-25-2004 Hicham will try and break Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia's 5000m world record before he retires Iaaf article 10-23-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj says he will retire in 2006 but 2005 World Champs would be last appearance on Moroccan team!!! Channel News Asia article Prince Felipe of Asturies in Spain speaks highly of Hicham El Guerrouj after he recieved the Prince Of Asturies award Morocco Football article - Translate article from French with Babel Fish 10-17-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj says "Never Never Never Give Up." Time article 10-13-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj was voted the best ever track and field athlete in history Morocco Football article 10-9-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj is ranked fourth among Males in the ARRS World Rankings Runners Web article 10-1-2004 Videos section updated with a special music version(Atlanta Revisited) of the Athens Olympics Mens 1500m Final Videos section 9-30-2004 Great Hicham El Guerrouj biography showing information on his life Telquel Online article - Translate article from French with Babel Fish 9-28-2004 On this day four years ago Noah Ngeny of Kenya defeated Hicham El Guerrouj in the Sydney Olympics 1500 Sunday Times article 9-22-2004 Hicham says, "When I finish my career, I'll tell you everything about my training." Nike Running website(click on Runners Library, Hicham article on the right) 9-21-2004 Hicham is aiming to break Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia's 5000m world record of 12:37.35 next year Turkish Press article Interview with Hicham El Guerrouj discusses his thoughts on his Athens experience of finally winning Olympic Gold Sport Maroc article - Translate article from French with Babel Fish Hicham El Guerrouj received the Prince Of Asturies award for his 2004 season in which he won two Olympic Golds Sport Maroc article - Translate article from French with Babel Fish 9-20-2004 The Mens 5000m final in the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki will have Hicham vs Kenenisa vs Saif vs Kipchoge! Rediff article 9-19-2004 Saif Saaeed Shaheen(defeated Hicham in Ostrava 5000m 2003) will run a 3kSC/5000m double at the 2005 World Champs The Herald article Hicham El Guerrouj and Kelly Holmes(800m/1500m)'s Olympics doubles were so good Iaaf gives special recognition to them Times Online article Hicham wins Iaaf male performance of the year award while Iaaf male athlete of the year award goes to Kenenisa Bekele Iaaf article 9-18-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj is considered a top contender for the Iaaf male athlete of the year award Eurosport article 9-17-2004 Allen Johnson of USA and Naman Keita of France believe Hicham can be the Athlete of the Year Iaaf article Hicham El Guerrouj is a finalist in the Iaaf Male Athlete of the Year and Iaaf Male Performance of the Year awards Iaaf article 9-15-2004 Former International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch says, "He is an extraordinary sportsman." China View article Hicham received the Spanish "Premio Principe de Asturias de Deportes" sports prize for 2004 Iaaf article 9-14-2004 HAPPY BIRTHDAY HICHAM!!! :) Hicham El Guerrouj turns 30 years old today!! :D 9-13-2004 Vote for Hicham El Guerrouj in the "Male Athlete Of The Year" and the "Mens Best Performance Of 2004" polls Iaaf website Hicham is ranked fifth in Iaaf Male world rankings for Mens 1500m after not running in Brussels, Rieti, and Berlin Iaaf article 9-12-2004 Vote for Hicham El Guerrouj in Iaaf Male athlete of the year and Iaaf Male athletics performance of the year Iaaf article 9-10-2004 Bernard Lagat of Kenya talks about getting the Olympic Silver medal in the Mens 1500m behind Hicham Runners World article Hicham wears Lance Armstrong LiveStrong yellow bracelets like many people in the world do now Sports Illustrated article 9-8-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj is one of the greatest athletes of all time US Olympic Team article Hasna Benhassi of Morocco(Olympic Silver medalist in womens 800m) also recieved the "cordon de commandeur" Iaaf article Hicham received the "cordon de commandeur" honor from Moroccan King Mohamed VI, says it's like his third Gold medal Middle East Online article 9-7-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj is only ranked 12th in the Iaaf Mens Overall World Rankings Iaaf article Hicham ended his double Olympic Gold season and will not compete in ISTAF or the World Athletics Final Iaaf article 9-5-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj moved up to 4th place in the Arrs mens world rankings Runners Web article 9-3-2004 Hicham says, "I’m just very, very tired. The Olympic Games were like air being let out of a big balloon." Runners Web article Hicham says, ""I'm sorry, but I was sick when I was warming up." Independent article Hicham El Guerrouj felt tired before the start of his 3000m race today and decided not to compete Iaaf article The Luminus light system will debut today in the Memorial Van Damme and will assist Hicham in his 3000m race Memorial Van Damme article - Toast IT website(click on Running Light) 9-2-2004 Hicham will also be paced by electronic hares(lights on track perimeter) in his attempt on the 3000m world record Guardian Sport article Hicham El Guerrouj and Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia headline the Memorial Van Damme Golden League meet tomorrow Iaaf article The King Of The Mile's streak of 187 weeks on top of the Iaaf Mens 1500m world rankings has come to an end Iaaf article Websites will have live results/reports for the Memorial Van Damme meet tomorrow Iaaf results - Memorial Van Damme website - Eurosport updates 9-1-2004 Kingofthemile.com got 7343 hits and 749 visits each day in August, the highest amounts ever! Webalizer Stats Hicham El Guerrouj will concentrate more on the 5000m next year Sports Illustrated article Startlists for the Brussels 3000m are out and Hicham's top opponent is Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya Memorial Van Damme article Hicham joins 46 medalists from the Athens Olympic Games in the Memorial Van Damme meet in Brussels, Belgium Iaaf article Hicham is set to be blessed by Moroccan King Mohamed VI after the Memorial Van Damme meet Memorial Van Damme article Hicham wants to take down Daniel Komen of Kenya's 3000m world record in the Memorial Van Damme meet on Friday BBC article Personal note from www.kingofthemile.com webmaster Michael Bautista in the Olympics 5000m race summary 2004 Season section Download the Athens Olympics Mens 1500m Final Race Video from GiOakJoe's site GiOakJoe's website Kenenisa Bekele would love to race Hicham El Guerrouj again in the future Iaaf article 8-31-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj will face Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya in the Memorial Van Damme Mens 3000m Memorial Van Damme website Hicham El Guerrouj is only fifth in the IAAF Mens track and field world rankings after winning two Olympic Golds Iaaf article Hicham El Guerrouj has synktikotita(tenacity) Times Record News article Hicham El Guerrouj will promote a United Nations Childrens Fund early childhood development campain United Nations article 8-30-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj was the top athletics performer of the Athens Olympics Newind Press article 8-29-2004 One of the best moments of the Athens Olympics was seeing Hicham El Guerrouj win two Gold medals Eurosport article Eliud Kipchoge says, "I am proud of my effort and I will give them another good run for their money next year." Middle East Online article 8-28-2004 IAAF president Lamine Diack pays special tribute to Hicham El Guerrouj Iaaf article Hicham's patience in the 1500m paid off with a Olympic Gold medal finally in Athens Iaaf article Craig Mottram says, "I went out there hoping I could do something great tonight." Liberal article Hicham El Guerrouj and Kelly Holmes of Great Britain(800m/1500m) both achieved Olympic Doubles Times Online article Eliud Kipchoge says, "I am not surprised that the race was won by 1500m runner." East African Standard article As a boy Hicham was inspired and dreamed of Olympic Gold, now as a man he achieves his dream and is a legendary hero New Zealand Herald article Craig Mottram of Australia(8th place) says, "I would have loved to come away with a bit better result." The Age article Hicham says, "I was dreaming to be like Said Aouita." Mercury News article Hicham says, "Paavo Nurmi is a great legend." USA Today article Hicham, Kenenisa, and Eliud describe their thoughts on the Athens Olympics Mens 5000m Final Athens 2004 article Hicham says, "You have to always believe." New York Times article Hicham says, "I always believed in myself." RTE Sport article Hicham says, "This is an honour to Moroccan and Arab sport." Fox Sports article Hicham proved he is the Champion of Champions Iaaf article HICHAM EL GUERROUJ IS THE OLYMPIC CHAMPION!!! HE WON THE OLYMPICS MENS 5000M GOLD MEDAL!!! Iaaf article Donovan Bailey('96 Olympic Mens 100m Champ) says of Mens 1500m, "It was one of the moments I will always remember" Athens 2004 article Hicham says, "It is going to be a great race" Channel News Asia article Videos section updated with the Athens Olympics Mens 1500m Final from 2004 Videos section 8-27-2004 Startlists are out for tomorrow's 5000m and Hicham, Kenenisa, and Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya start next to each other Iaaf article Kenenisa Bekele says, "I'm ready for the 5000 meters." Reuters article Nawal El-Moutawakel, Womens Olympic 400m hurdles Gold medalist in 1984 says about Hicham, "He's my hero" New York Times article Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia will give it his all to try and beat Hicham in tomorrow's 5000m final New Zealand Herald Tomorrow's Olympic Mens 5000m Final will be one of best races of the Athens Olympics Iaaf article Hicham El Guerrouj versus Kenenisa Bekele in the Athens Olympics Mens 5000m Final will be an epic battle Iaaf article Eurosport will have a live online radio broadcast today covering the Olympics Eurosport radio Websites will have live results/reports for the track and field events tomorrow Iaaf results - Iaaf reports - Athens 2004 Live results - Athens 2004 Full results - Eurosport updates 8-26-2004 Kingofthemile.com got 26,849 hits and 2,742 visits yesterday, the highest amount ever by far!! Webalizer statistics from 12-18-2003 to date The race summary for the Athens Olympics Mens 1500m Final has been updated with more information and quotes 2004 Season section The Mens 1500m final was the best moment of the Athens Olympic Games New Zealand Herald article Hicham El Guerrouj embarks on an eight year term in the IOC Athlete's Commission Iaaf article Hicham El Guerrouj was elected to the IOC's Athlete Commission today Olympic article 8-25-2004 Great article about how Hicham El Guerrouj overcame so many disappointments to persevere on torwards Olympic Gold International Herald Tribune Perdita Felicien(World Champion in Womens 100m hurdles) says, "He came full circle and his victory was so much sweeter." CJAD article Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya hopes to lead Kenyan runners to victory in the Olympics Mens 5000m East African Standard article John Walker of New Zealand is very impressed by Hicham's 1500m victory yesterday New Zealand Herald article Personal note from www.kingofthemile.com webmaster Michael Bautista in the Olympics 1500m race summary 2004 Season section Hicham El Guerrouj qualified for the 5000m final in the Athens Olympics with a third place finish in his heat Iaaf article Hicham El Guerrouj will face Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia among others in his 5000m heat today Iaaf article Eurosport will have a live online radio broadcast today covering the Olympics Eurosport radio Websites will have live results/reports for the track and field events today Iaaf results - Iaaf reports - Athens 2004 Live results - Athens 2004 Full results - Eurosport updates 8-24-2004 Download the Athens Olympics Mens 1500m Final Race Video from Joffroi's site, I'll upload my version later Joffroi Running website Download the Athens Olympics Mens 1500m Final Race Video from this site, I'll upload my version later SVT article Today's Olympic 1500m Gold medal victory is Hicham El Guerrouj's greatest triumph The Age article Aziz Daouda(Morocco's coaching technical director) says, "The 1500m is very hard to win." Herald Sun article Rui Silva says, "You don't get that strength from anywhere, this is within yourself if you want to win a medal." Runners Web article Bernard Lagat says, "I want to be Olympic champion in Beijing." China Daily article Mustafa Alaoui, a trainer in Morocco, says, "Everybody in my country loves him." The Star Ledger article Hicham(mentioning the Olympic 5000m) says, "I'm really hungry, I have a huge desire to win the gold." SF Gate article Steve Cram of USA says, "He's the greatest miler in the current era." Bloomberg article Nawad El Moutawakel says, "Even though they were running against him ... they wanted his dream to come true." Palm Beach Post article Abdelkader Kada of Morocco(Hicham's coach) says, "He can truly claim to be the greatest miler in history." Cape Times article Hicham says, "It is finally complete." USA Today article Nawad El Moutawakel of Morocco says, "He is a hero." Centre Daily article Dan O'Brien of USA says, "It's just fitting that El Guerrouj gets to add the Olympic gold medal to his list of titles." Sports Illustrated article Hicham says, "Inshallah, I will be defending my Olympic title." Athens 2004 article Hicham says, "The last few metres I just refused to let him go.", when Lagat challenged him today ABC article Hicham says, "This medal is for the King and my little daughter, Hiba" after winning the Olympics 1500m gold medal Iaaf article HICHAM EL GUERROUJ IS THE OLYMPIC CHAMPION!!! HE WON THE OLYMPICS MENS 1500M GOLD MEDAL!!! Iaaf article In IAAF Mens 1500m world rankings Hicham got passed by Bernard Lagat(but Olympic Mens 1500m hasn't been run) Iaaf article The Three Kenyans hope to stop Hicham El Guerrouj in the Olympic Mens 1500m final today All Africa article Bernard Lagat of Kenya believes Hicham El Guerrouj is one of the greatest athletes in the world Arizona Republic article Sebastian Coe of Great Britian believes Hicham El Guerrouj is the best miler in history Rediff article Steve Ovett of Great Britain believes Hicham El Guerrouj has a great shot to win the Olympic 1500m title Iaaf article 8-23-2004 Kenyan Isaac Songok will rabbit the 1500m tomorrow and hopes to give Bernard Lagat and Timothy Kiptanui a chance East African Standard article The Athens Olympics 1500m final is tomorrow night, it is time for Hicham El Guerrouj to win Gold Iaaf article The King Of The Mile says, "I am confident" and is going for greatness tomorrow night Hindustan Times article Eurosport will have a live online radio broadcast at 5:30pm Athens time(?) covering the Olympics Eurosport radio Websites will have live results/reports for the track and field events tomorrow Iaaf results - Iaaf reports - Athens 2004 Live results - Athens 2004 Full results - Eurosport updates 8-22-2004 Startlists for the Athens Olympics Mens 1500m are out and it's a showdown between Hicham El Guerrouj and Bernard Lagat Iaaf article Hicham El Guerrouj won his 1500m semifinal today in the Athens Olympics Iaaf article 8-21-2004 Eurosport will have a live online radio broadcast at 8pm Athens time(?) covering the Olympics Eurosport radio Websites will have live results/reports for the track and field events tomorrow Iaaf results - Iaaf reports - Athens 2004 Live results - Athens 2004 Full results - Eurosport updates Although Mehdi Baala and Alan Webb have been eliminated Hicham still faces many top racers in his semifinal tomorrow Iaaf article From l'accident to a 'gift from god', Hicham has had an epic journey on the world athletics stage in the quest for Gold Sydney Morning Herald article 8-20-2004 Hicham faces Timothy Kiptanui of Kenya and Mulugeta Wendimu of Ethiopia in the Mens 1500m semifinal on August 22nd Iaaf article Hicham says that the Mens 1500m will be "THE race of the games" Iaaf article Hicham El Guerrouj won his 1500m heat easily today in Athens Iaaf article Great Hicham El Guerrouj bio on Athens Olympics website Athens 2004 article 8-19-2004 Eurosport will have a live online radio broadcast at 8pm Athens time(?) covering the Olympics Eurosport radio Websites will have live results/reports for the track and field events tomorrow Iaaf results - Iaaf reports - Athens 2004 Live results - Athens 2004 Full results - Eurosport updates Bernard Lagat has overcome a poor 2003 season and is ready to win the gold medal in the Mens 1500m in Athens Washington Post article Hicham hopes that his baby daughter Iba(Hiba) will bring him luck in the Olympic Games East African Standard article Hicham says that he is in "perfect shape" for his goal in achieving Olympic Gold The Courier Mail article The first full day of athletics competition is tomorrow and it includes Hicham Iaaf article Hicham El Guerrouj returns to Athens, the site where he was "born as a runner", and hopes to win Olympic Gold Iaaf article Bernard Lagat is prepared to challenge Hicham El Guerrouj in the Mens 1500m in Athens All Africa article 8-18-2004 Startlists are out for the heats of the Mens 1500m in Athens, Hicham will face Isaac Songok of Kenya in his heat Iaaf article Sebastian Coe predicts that Hicham El Guerrouj will win the gold medal in Athens Olympics 1500m race Telegraph Sport article Hicham says he's fit enough to be able to win the 1500m Olympic gold medal in his third try Fox Sports article Hicham El Guerrouj said his two 1500m losses this year have motivated him for the Olympic Games SF Gate article Hicham El Guerrouj chases the elusive 1500m gold in the Athens Olympics Athens 2004 article Alan Webb of USA wants to challenge Hicham El Guerrouj in the Mens 1500m in Athens and get a medal Athens 2004 article 8-17-2004 Happy Birthday to me!! :-) Uhoh! Hotdog!! :P!!! 8-16-2004 The top racers in the Mens 1500m in Athens will be Hicham El Guerrouj, Bernard Lagat, Mehdi Baala, and Rashid Ramzi Iaaf article 8-15-2004 The Mens 5000m in Athens will be a race between Hicham El Guerrouj, Kenenisa Bekele, Eliud Kipchoge, and Sileshi Sihine Iaaf article 8-13-2004 Mehdi Baala of France injured his right ankle in training and isn't sure if he'll race the Mens 1500m in Athens Channel News Asia article 8-11-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj hopes to win the 1500m Gold medal in the Athens Olympics Eurosport article Bernard Lagat of Kenya wants to win the Mens 1500m over Hicham El Guerrouj in the Athens Olympics Athens 2004 article Voting for the IOC Athletes Commission, in which Hicham is a candidate, begins today Noticias.info article 8-10-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj overtakes Allen Johnson of USA in the IAAF Mens overall world rankings for athletics Iaaf article 8-9-2004 Isaac Songok of Kenya is confident that the Kenyan team in the Mens 1500m for Athens Olympics can challenge Hicham East African Standard article 8-8-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj is the mens team captain for the Moroccan athletics team for Athens Iaaf article 8-7-2004 After yesterday's race, Hicham says, "I hope to run like that again in Athens." Iaaf article Hicham is happy with his race yesterday and says he wants to win Gold in Athens Eurosport article 8-6-2004 Bernard Lagat defeats Hicham El Guerrouj in epic 1500m battle in Zurich as both runners achieve times of 3:27! Iaaf article 8-5-2004 BBC Five Live radio will broadcast live results from Weltklasse Zurich meet, along with daily news BBC Five Live Radio website Website for Weltklasse Zurich meet today will have live results and event reports Weltklasse Zurich website Final startlists for tomorrow's Weltklasse Zurich meet are out, 6 of the 10 fastest of the year in the Mens 1500m race Weltklasse Zurich article Eurosport will have live updates/results for tomorrow's Weltklasse Zurich meet Eurosport website Hicham El Guerrouj will face Bernard Lagat and Mehdi Baala in the Weltklasse Zurich 1500m tomorrow Iaaf article 8-4-2004 Updated startlists for the Weltklasse Zurich 1500m show the withdrawals of Kenyans Cornelius Chirchir and David Lelei Wetlklasse Zurich article Hicham is tied with Maria Mutola of Mozambique for most # of weeks at top of world rankings in their events(187) Iaaf article 8-3-2004 Nick Willis of New Zealand says that the gold medal will not come that easily for Hicham in the Athens Olympics 1500m NZCity article Bernard Lagat and Isaac Songok are prepared to challenge Hicham in the Weltklasse Zurich 1500m on August 6th The Star article 8-2-2004 Peter Snell and John Walker believe that Nick Willis of New Zealand has a chance against Hicham in the Olympics 1500m Stuff article Hicham faces stellar field in the Weltklasse Zurich 1500m including Noah Ngeny of Kenya, the Sydney Olympics Champion Weltkasse Zurich article 8-1-2004 Hicham declares that he wants to run the 1500m and the 5000m in the Athens Olympics Fox Sports article John Walker believes that Nick Willis of New Zealand could challenge Hicham for the 1500m Gold medal in Athens Stuff article Videos section updated with the 2000 Olympics 1500m(music version and commentary version) Videos section 7-31-2004 The King Of The Mile won the 1500m in the Night Of Athletics meeting in Heusden-Zolder with a world leading 3:29.18! Iaaf article 7-30-2004 Expore Nike's history of the Mile race on their website(click on the track on the top left) Nike website Hicham will face William Chirchir and Benjamin Kipurui among others in the Night Of Athletics 1500m tomorrow Night Of Athletics article Hicham says he might only be racing the 1500m in the Athens Olympics this August Night Of Athletics article - Translate article from Dutch with Babel Fish Hicham El Guerrouj is feeling better in training and wants to win and run 3:28 in the Night Of Athletics 1500m on July 31st Iaaf article 7-29-2004 Hicham hopes his third try at Olympic 1500m Gold will be successful in Athens Indian Express article 7-28-2004 I updated the photos section with some more photos of Hicham El Guerrouj and other racers Photos section Hicham El Guerrouj is on preliminary startlist for the Weltklasse Zurich 1500m race on August 6th Weltklasse Zurich article Hicham El Guerrouj is entered in the Heusden-Zolder KBC Night Of Athletics 1500m race on July 31st Night Of Athletics article - Translate article from Dutch with Babel Fish Hicham El Guerrouj isn't on startlists for the London Grand Prix Mile on July 30th after previously stating he'd race there UK Athletics article My site turned one year old on July 25th 2004!! Happy First Birthday to Kingofthemile.com!!! :) See the statistics(# of hits/visits/bandwidth etc.) for Kingofthemile.com's first year!! (Webalizer is the first statistics program and will be discontinued, AWStats is the newer better statistics program) Webalizer statistics from 7-25-2003 to 12-11-2003 Webalizer statistics from 12-18-2003 to date AWStats statistics from 6-11-2004 to date 7-27-2004 Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya(5000m World Champ) will face Hicham El Guerrouj and Rashid Ramzi in London Mile on July 30th East African Standard article Abdellatif El Jazouli writes an open letter to Hicham El Guerrouj describing him as a true champion Lo Opinion article - Translate article from French with Babel Fish Timothy Kiptanui of Kenya says the time has come for Hicham El Guerrouj to pass the baton in Athens East African Standard article 7-25-2004 Happy First Birthday to Kingofthemile.com!!! :) Jonny Wootton examines the Moroccan training system and shows how they get their top racers like Hicham El Guerrouj Great Run article 7-22-2004 Hicham isn't listed on the startlists for the Stockholm DN Galan 1500m on July 27th, after previously stating he'd race it DN Galan website 7-21-2004 I created a new section on the site called Music, with the songs from the Hicham El Guerrouj race videos Music section Hicham high fives José Antonio Redolat at finish of Sydney Olympics heat(Click on 4th video "Adversaries and Equals") Olympics website Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia(3rd in World Champs 5000m 2003) will face Hicham in the 5000m at the Athens Olympics Iaaf article 7-19-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj will face Rashid Ramzi, Mehdi Baala, and Bernard Lagat at Weltkasse Zurich's 1500m on August 6th Weltklasse Zurich article 7-17-2004 Videos section updated with the 2002 Weltklasse 1500m(music version and commentary version) Videos section 7-14-2004 Watch video interview of Hicham(Enable popup windows, click on skip intro, fuel, switch stories, Hicham El Guerrouj) Nike Speed website The Moroccan athletics federation will sue the Moroccan newspaper Al-Mounaataf for accusing Hicham of drug use Fox Sports article Hicham is passed by Allen Johnson of USA in the Iaaf Overall Mens World Rankings for Track and Field Iaaf article Hicham El Guerrouj is not racing in the Gaz De France Golden League meeting on July 23rd in Paris Runners Web article 7-13-2004 Isaac Songok of Kenya predicts that Hicham El Guerrouj will have a tough time getting a medal in the 1500m in Athens East African Standard article 7-6-2004 Bio on Rashid Ramzi(defeated El G in Rome) shows he'll follow same plan to Athens as El G(Stockholm, London, and Zurich) Iaaf article Hicham says "I've found my smile again" after winning his 1500m specialty today in Lausanne Sportal article Hicham El Guerrouj won the Athletissima 1500m today in 3:32.20 by .02 of a second over Isaac Songok of Kenya Iaaf article Hicham appeared on Swiss television Sunday night for an interview discussing his past, present, and future(French) TSR article - Translate article from French with Babel Fish Hicham wants to run sub 3:30 in the Weltklasse Zurich 1500m on August 6th Iaaf article Hicham El Guerrouj talks about his breathing problems, medications, and possibility of not going to Athens Athletissima article Eurosport will have live updates on its website for the Athletissima meet today in Lausanne, Switzerland Eurosport website 7-5-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj considers not running in Olympic Games!! He has health problems and wants to run sub 3:29 in Zurich SF DRS article - Translate article from German with Babel Fish Iaaf article says Bernard Lagat, Timothy Kiptanui, and Driss Maazouzi will face Hicham in the Athletissima 1500m Iaaf article Rashid Ramzi, who beat Hicham El Guerrouj in Rome, talks about his nationality switch from Morocco to Bahrain Times Online article Bernard Lagat predicts a 1-2-3 finish in Athens 1500m for the Kenyans even with the presence of Hicham El Guerrouj All Africa article Rashid Ramzi won't race the Athletissima 1500m but Hicham will still face Ivan Heshko, Isaac Songok, and Alex Kipchirchir Athletissima website Hicham El Guerrouj will run the Athletissima 1500m on July 6th in an attempt to recover from his stunning loss The Ledger article 7-4-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj will have a rematch with Rashid Ramzi in the Athletissma 1500m in Laussane on July 6th Athletissima website 7-2-2004 Personal note from www.kingofthemile.com webmaster Michael Bautista in the Golden Gala 1500m race summary 2004 Season section The two current longest unbeaten streaks(Ana Guevara-400m and Hicham El Guerrouj-1500m) in athletics ended today Guardian Unlimited article Hicham El Guerrouj's defeat in the Rome Golden Gala 1500m was the biggest shock of the meeting Telegraph Sport article Rashid Ramzi says "This victory is the result of hard work", after winning the 1500m over Hicham in Rome Fox Sports article Hicham El Guerrouj said pushing and shoving late in the race made it feel like a "boxing match" SFGate article Rashid Ramzi used to compete for Morocco, could possibly not be allowed to compete in Athens Olympics Times Online article Hicham El Guerrouj lost to Rashid Ramzi of Bahrain today in the 1500m at the Rome Golden Gala meeting Iaaf article Hicham El Guerrouj and seven other Moroccan athletes will compete in today's Golden Gala meeting in Rome Morocco Football article 7-1-2004 BBC's radio program Five Live will broadcast tomorrow's Rome Golden Gala meeting live using online radio BBC Radio website Eurosport will have live internet text updates for tomorrow's Rome Golden Gala Meeting Eurosport website Start lists are ready for tomorrow's Rome Golden Gala meeting, in which Hicham will face Bernard Lagat and Mehdi Baala Golden Gala article The King Of The Mile had a press conference in Rome to promote his 1500m race tomorrow in the Golden Gala meeting Golden Gala article - Translate article with Babel Fish Hicham El Guerrouj is happy to have his daughter, Hiba, and is very optimistic about the 2004 season Iaaf article Videos section updated with the 1994 World Road Relay Champs 5000m leg(music version and commentary version) Videos section 6-30-2004 All Hicham El Guerrouj videos have been uploaded onto www.xdrive.com for easier downloading Videos section 6-26-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj's rivals Bernard Lagat and Eliud Kipchoge qualify for the Olympics in the Kenyan Trials Iaaf article 6-25-2004 Olympics 1500m champ Noah Ngeny didn't qualify for the 1500m final in the Kenya Olympic Trials, won't run in Athens Iaaf article Hicham El Guerrouj will face Bernard Lagat of Kenya in the Athletissima 1500m in Laussane on July 6th Athletissima article The Rome Golden Gala 1500m on July 2nd features The King Of The Mile, Baala, Lagat, and many top international racers Golden Gala article Hicham is racing the 1500m in the Rome Golden Gala against Mehdi Baala of France and Bernard Lagat of Kenya Iaaf article 6-24-2004 Renowned statistician Peter Matthews predicts El Guerrouj will win the Olympic gold medal in his third attempt Sporting Life article Hicham's 1500m race in Athens is predicted to be one of the top ten athletics finals in the Olympics Sporting Life article Hicham El Guerrouj will be one of the big stars of the Athens Olympics this year Sporting Life article Hicham El Guerrouj is vying for a spot on the International Olympic Committee's athletes commission Iaaf article 6-22-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj nominated for best male track and field athlete in 2004 Espy awards, vote for him online! PR Newswire article 6-16-2004 Videos section updated with the 1997 Weltklasse 1500m(music version and commentary version) Videos section 6-15-2004 Allen Johnson of USA and Saif Saaeed Shaheen of Qatar pass Hicham El Guerrouj in the IAAF Mens overall world rankings Iaaf article 6-9-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj hopes that third times a charm in his quest for the Olympic Gold medal in the mens 1500m Middle East Online article In 2004 Hicham El Guerrouj will focus on winning two Olympic gold medals and will not attempt 5000m world record Iaaf article 6-8-2004 Hicham is not entered in the Bislett Games 1500m, which means that he is not going for the Golden League Jackpot this year Iaaf article Kenyan Alex Kipchirchir fires 1500m warning to Hicham El Guerrouj as he put up a good fight in today's race The Advertiser article Hicham El Guerrouj defeats Alex Kipchirchir of Kenya in the 1500m in Zaragoza, Spain by running 3:36.46 Meet website 6-7-2004 Bernard Lagat of Kenya(Hicham's main rival) will battle Hicham El Guerrouj at the Athletissima 1500m on July 6th Iaaf article 6-4-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj and his wife Najoua Lahbil are now the parents of a baby girl, no name has been given to the girl yet Iaaf article Good biography on The King Of The Mile from the Spanish Athletics Federation website(Spanish language, and PDF format) Real Federacion Espanola De Atletismo article 6-3-2004 Hicham will race the 1500m at the Reunion Internacional De Atletismo Gobierno De Aragon in Zaragoza on June 8 Runners Web article Hicham El Guerrouj is scheduled to race the 1500m at Athletissima meeting in Laussane on July 6th Iaaf article 6-1-2004 Race History section updated with 5 old races and all the meet names of the races Race History section Videos section updated with the 2002 Memorial Van Damme 1500m and the 2001 Prefontaine Classic Mile(Music Version) Videos section 5-31-2004 Article about Thales Fanny Blankers-Koen Games in Hengelo today, mentions Hicham El Guerrouj Iaaf article 5-28-2004 Article says Hicham is racing Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya in Hengelo 1500m, but Hicham has withdrawn from the event Iaaf article 5-24-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj withdraws from the Hengelo 1500m on May 31st due to subpar training recently Thales FBK Games article - Translate article with Babel Fish 5-23-2004 Noah Ngeny of Kenya is preparing to face Hicham El Guerrouj and defend his Olympic title in the mens 1500m Eastandard article 5-19-2004 I created a new section on the site called Statistics, I will continue updating it with more information Statistics section 5-13-2004 The King Of The Mile will race the 1500m at the Thales FBK Games in Hengelo on May 31st against Bernard Lagat Iaaf article 5-12-2004 I created a new section on the site called Rivals, with information on Hicham's top opponents Rivals section 5-10-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj is part of a delegation supporting Morocco's bid to hold the 2010 World Cup in soccer BBC article 5-9-2004 Hicham will be racing the 1500m at the Thales Fanny Blankers-Koen Games in Hengelo on May 31st Independent article 5-6-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj writes about Sir Roger Bannister(who ran the first sub 4 minutes mile 50 years ago today) Telegraph article 5-4-2004 Article about how Roger Bannister's first sub 4 minute mile's pacemaking ruined athletics, mentions Hicham El Guerrouj Guardian Unlimited article 5-1-2004 I updated the videos section with the Olympics 1500m from 1996(2 Versions) Videos section 4-22-2004 Iaaf reviews "Golden Moments" in the 2003 Golden League, with Hicham El Guerrouj mentioned Iaaf article Iaaf reviews "Golden Moments" in the 2002 Golden League, with Hicham El Guerrouj mentioned Iaaf article Iaaf reviews "Golden Moments" in the 2001 Golden League, with Hicham El Guerrouj mentioned Iaaf article Iaaf reviews "Golden Moments" in the 2000 Golden League, with Hicham El Guerrouj mentioned Iaaf article 4-11-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj continues on his quest to win two gold medals in the Athens Olympics Telegraph article 4-8-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj supports Morocco's bid to host the World Cup in Soccer in 2010 Servihoo article Pictures of Hicham El Guerrouj and his life/training in Morocco - Part 3 Track and Field News article 4-6-2004 Pictures of Hicham El Guerrouj and his life/training in Morocco - Part 2 Track and Field News article 4-4-2004 Pictures of Hicham El Guerrouj and his life/training in Morocco - Part 1 Track and Field News article 4-3-2004 The King Of The Mile will race the 1500 meters at the Athletissima Iaaf Super Grand Prix meet in Lausanne on July 2nd Iaaf article 4-2-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj is training very hard to achieve his dream of winning Olympic Gold in Athens Times Online article 4-1-2004 I updated the videos section with the World Championships 5000m from 2003(2 Versions) Videos section 3-25-2004 The Olympic flame begins its journey today, maybe Hicham El Guerrouj will be a torchbearer? Iaaf article 3-23-2004 Kenenisa Bekele(bronze medal in the World Champs 5000m in 2003) says he'll choose between 5000m or 1000m in Athens Iaaf article 3-21-2004 Hicham's 5000m rivals - Kenenisa Bekele, Eliud Kipchoge, and Saif Saaeed Shaheen ran at the World Cross Country Champs Iaaf article 3-16-2004 After a successful 2003 season, Hicham El Guerrouj prepares for his 2004 campaign and his future Iaaf article 3-10-2004 Saif Saaeed Shaheen of Qatar(who beat El Guerrouj in the Ostrava 5k in 2003) will not be running in the Athens Olympics East African Standard article 3-2-2004 Iaaf's new click-on performance details for world rankings show info on how Hicham El Guerrouj leads the 1500m rankings Iaaf article 3-1-2004 I updated the videos section with the World Championships 1500m from 2003 Videos section 2-28-2004 While El G won today by 8 seconds, Mehdi Baala(2nd in world champs 1500m 2003) won the 1000m by .01 of a second Channel News Asia article Hicham won his 2004 season debut today in the 3000 meters today in Lieven, running a 7:34.71 Iaaf article 2-27-2004 Hicham El Guerruoj is running his first race of the 2004 season tomorrow, a 3000 meters in Lieven, France Iaaf article 2-25-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj is entered in the 3000 meters at Meeting Gaz De France Du Pas De Calais on February 28th in Lieven Meeting Gaz De France Du Pas De Calais article 2-24-2004 Morocco announces their team for the World Indoor Championships in Budapest, Hicham El Guerrouj is not competing Iaaf article Kenenisa Bekele bumps Hicham El Guerrouj from the top of the IAAF world rankings(El G was on top for 130 weeks!!) Iaaf article Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia(almost beat Hicham in 2003 World Champs 5k) doesn't want to run both 10k and 5k in Athens Iaaf article 2-22-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj made $279,841 in 2003 competitions(scroll down to "Follow the money") Sacbee article 2-13-2004 Hicham El Guerrouj and Amina Aît Hammou win Moroccan 2003 sports awards(This is the eighth win for Hicham) Iaaf article 2-10-2004 Saif Saaeed Shaheen of Qatar(who beat Hicham El Guerrouj in the Ostrava 5000m in 2003) discusses his 2004 goals Iaaf article 2-2-2004 Iaaf releases part four of it's 2003 Grand Prix review, with Hicham El Guerrouj mentioned Iaaf article 1-31-2004 Iaaf releases part two of it's 2003 Grand Prix review, with Hicham El Guerrouj mentioned Iaaf article 1-28-2004 Noah Ngeny of Kenya, Olympic 1500m champion from 2000, is looking forward to defending his title in Athens Iaaf article 1-16-2004 I updated the videos section with the Herculis 1500m from 2002 Videos section 1-9-2004 I updated the videos section with the Gaz De France 1500m from 2001 and the Olympics 1500m(Last 50m) from 2000 Videos section 1-1-2004 Happy New Year! 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