2004 News

Hicham El Guerrouj news on Iaaf
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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!

I updated the videos section today with the Prefontaine Classic Mile 2002 race
Videos section

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