2005 News

Hicham El Guerrouj news on Iaaf
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12-20-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj appeared in a television commercial for Aspire
Al Bawaba article

12-1-2005
Hicham will be present at the Sidaction 2005 Aids awareness event
Morocco Times article

11-22-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj will be a torchbearer for the Turin Winter Olympics in 2006
The Wichita Eagle article

11-17-2005
Hicham was present for the opening of the Aspire dome in Doha
Iaaf article

11-10-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj and Kenenisa Bekele will be present for a Unep/Ioc conference
Iaaf article

10-1-2005
Hicham was present in the World Half Marathon Champs as a representative of the IAAF Athletes' Commission
Iaaf article

9-24-2005
Hicham said that he will run the 2006 World Indoor Champs 3000m and might compete until the 2008 Olympics
Iaaf article

9-16-2005
Hicham participated in an anti-poverty conference and spoke of the importance of sports
Iaaf article

9-9-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj participates in the fifty-eighth Annual DPI/NGO Conference
Harold Doan article

8-14-2005
Rashid Ramzi defeated Yuriy Borzakovskiy to win the 800m and Benjamin Limo won the 5000m with a fast kick
Iaaf article

Rashid Ramzi absorbs Athens lesson to win two Gold medals in Helsinki
Iaaf article

Benjamin Limo will name his newly born son "Helsinki"
Iaaf article

Benjamin Limo says that he is very proud of his Gold medal
Iaaf article

The tactical Mens 5000m final created some suprised in the medals
Iaaf article

Benjamin Limo won the Mens 5000m Gold medal with a fast finishing kick
Iaaf article

Rashid Ramzi says that Hicham El Guerrouj is one of his heroes
Gulf Daily News article

Rashid Ramzi wants to replace Hicham El Guerrouj as the dominant 1500m racer
Gulf Daily News article

Rashid Ramzi says he learned from his mistakes in Athens to take the Mens 800m Gold medal today
Iaaf article

Rashid Ramzi completes historic 1500m/800m Gold medal double
Iaaf article

Rashid Ramzi added the Mens 800m Gold medal to his Mens 1500m Gold medal from earlier in the week
Iaaf article

Hicham El Guerrouj gives his preview for today's Mens 5000m final
Eurosport article

8-13-2005
East Africans will try to win tomorrow's Mens 5000m final, and Rashid Ramzi will try to win Mens 800m final
Iaaf article

Startlist for tomorrow's Mens 5000m final is set
Iaaf article

Hicham El Guerrouj congratulates compatriot Jaouad Gharib, who won the World Champs Marathon today
Iaaf article

8-12-2005
Eliud Kipchoge said he might fare better in the Mens 5000m final if Hicham El Guerrouj was there
East Standard article

8-11-2005
No medal favorites were eliminated in today's Mens 5000m heats
Iaaf article

Isaac Songok and Eliud Kipchoge won their 5000m heats today
Iaaf article

8-10-2005
Startlists for tomorrow's Mens 5000m heats are set
Iaaf article

Adil El Kaouch and Rui Silva got the silver and bronze medals in todays Mens 1500m final
Eurosport article

Rashid used to be Moroccan citizen but now competes for Bahrain
Iaaf article

Rashid Ramzi has improved since 2004 and how has a World Champs Gold Medal
Iaaf article

Rashid Ramzi says he's proud of his Gold medal
Iaaf article

Rashid Ramzi's kick from 300m to go held off the other contenders for the title
Iaaf article

Rashid Ramzi of Bahrain won the World Championships Mens 1500m final
Iaaf article

Hicham El Guerrouj, Bernard Lagat, Steve Cram, and Steve Ovett preview today's Mens 1500m final
Eurosport article

8-9-2005
Tomorrow's World Champs Mens 1500m final will be the first since 1993 without Hicham El Guerrouj
Iaaf article

Saif Saaeed Shaheen will not try to win the Mens 5000m in the absence of Hicham El Guerrouj
Iaaf article

The outcome of tomorrow's Mens 1500m finals is hard to predict
Iaaf article

Startlist for tomorrow's Mens 1500m finals is set
Iaaf article

8-8-2005
Kenenisa Bekele will probably not try to win the Mens 5000m in the absence of Hicham El Guerrouj
Iaaf article

In the Mens 1500m semifinals Mehdi Baala did not advance to the final
Iaaf article

Adil El Kaouch and Rashid Ramzi won the semifinals in the Mens 1500m today
Iaaf article

8-7-2005
Startlists for tomorrow's Mens 1500m semifinals are set
Iaaf article

Kevin Sullivan says that it's odd that Hicham El Guerrouj is not racing in the World Champs Mens 1500m
Slam Sports article

8-6-2005
The Mens 1500m heats had Mehdi Baala, Arturo Casado, and Rashid Ramzi dominating their heats
Iaaf article

The Mens 1500m heats were run and Daniel Kipchirchir Komen did not advance to the semifinal
Iaaf article

Hicham El Guerrouj believes that the World Champs Mens 1500m has 12 favorites for Gold
Iaaf article

Nick Willis will try to medal in the World Champs 1500m in the absence of Hicham El Guerrouj
Television New Zealand article

8-5-2005
Startlists for tomorrow's Mens 1500m heats are set
Iaaf article

Tomorrow's World Champs Mens 1500m heats will be without Hicham El Guerrouj but great still
Iaaf article

7-31-2005
Iaaf preview for World Champs Mens 1500m shows many favorites for Gold
Iaaf article

7-25-2005
Happy 2nd Birthday to Kingofthemile.com!!! :)

The Moroccan team for the Helsinki World Championships has been announced
Iaaf article

Vote for Hicham El Guerrouj in this athletes competition website
Athletesmondiaux article - Translate article from French with Babel Fish

Hicham says many public appearances disrupted his training this year
Middle East Online article

Hicham says that health problems disrupted his training and he would not be in top form for the World Champs
M&C Sport article

Hicham says that Rui Silva, Ivan Heshko, or Daniel Kipchirchir Komen might win the World Champs 1500m
BBC article

7-24-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj will not be running in the Helsinki World Championships
Iaaf article

Hicham El Guerrouj will be featured in a running book by Rashid Ibrahim Al Kindi
Times Of Oman article

7-14-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj and other Moroccan athletes were honored at the World Youth Championships
Morocco Times article

7-1-2005
Bernard Lagat has high aspirations in the 1500m and hopes that Hicham El Guerrouj will join him soon
Runners Web article

6-24-2005
Hicham did not run in the Zaragoza 3000m race because he hasn't recovered from health problems yet
Iaaf article

6-17-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj will open his season with the Zaragoza 3000m on June 23rd
Zaragoza article

5-27-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj will not participate in the Eugene meeting because of an illness
Iaaf article

Hicham El Guerrouj will not take part in the Hengelo meeting because of "health reasons"
Iaaf article

5-25-2005
Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya is added to the Prefontaine Classic 2 Mile field and will face Hicham
Iaaf article

5-22-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj was on hand to support the Courir Pour Le Plaisir race in Casablanca today
Iaaf article

5-20-2005
The Hengelo meeting startlists are out and Hicham faces Eliud Kipchoge, among others, in the 3000m
Thales FBK Games article

5-19-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj will run in the Prefontaine Classic 2 Miles on June 4th in Eugene
Iaaf article

5-16-2005
Roger Federer(tennis player) defeated Hicham El Guerrouj among others in the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award
BBC article

5-12-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj will face Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya in the Hengelo 3000m race on May 29th
Iaaf article

5-9-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj is included in a tv advertisement for the "Nike Free" shoe
Revolution Magazine article

4-27-2005
Bernard Lagat may lose the Olympic Silver Medal in the Mens 1500 because of a citizenship error
Eurosport article

4-20-2005
Hicham is one of six men nominated for Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
Iaaf article

Hicham El Guerrouj appears in a Nike tv commercial for their new shoe, "Nike Free"
Brand Republic article

4-15-2005
Bernard Lagat(Hicham's main 1500m rival) became a USA citizen and won't compete at the Helsinki World Champs this year
The Age article

4-7-2005
Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic broke one of Hicham El Guerrouj's Iaaf world ranking records
Iaaf article

4-4-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj will be the race director for a race at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane on April 16th
Albawaba article

4-1-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj is a favorite to win the 2005 Laureas World Sportsman of the Year award
PRNewswire article

3-29-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj was the race director for the Foulées Internationales de Berkane Mile and 10km races
Iaaf article

The Doha Grand Prix meet in Qatar on May 13th is trying to get Hicham El Guerrouj to race there
The Peninsula article

3-26-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj shot a tv commercial with Paula Radcliffe for their mutual sponsors
Guardian Unlimited article

3-21-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj visited Zinedine Zidane, a famous soccer player, in Madrid
Real Madrid article

Hicham El Guerrouj has been training in Alburquerque, Paula Radcliffe is also training there
Paularadcliffe.com article

3-14-2005
Article about Eliud Kipchoge's(Hicham's 5000 rival) races against Hicham El Guerrouj and Kenenisa Bekele
All Africa article

3-8-2005
Hicham was nominated for the 2004 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award
Reuters article

Hicham El Guerrouj supported the "Course Of Hope" race in Fez on March 6th
Al Bawaba article

2-25-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj is mentioned in the 2004 Iaaf World Rankings Yearbook
Iaaf article

2-16-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj will not run indoors or cross country in 2005
Gaz De France article - Translate article from French with Babel Fish

2-15-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj names Sebastian Coe(double Olympic Gold medalist in 1500m) as the Best Sportsman of all time
Times Online article

2-12-2005
Bernard Lagat runs third fastest indoor mile ever(3:49.89) but is unable to take Hicham El Guerrouj's world record
Iaaf article

2-9-2005
Bernard Lagat will attempt to break Hicham El Guerrouj's indoor mile world record at the Tyson Invite on Feb 11th
Runners Web article

2-4-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj will race in the 3000m in the Liévin Indoor Meeting on February 26th
Morocco Times article

2-3-2005
Bernard Lagat talks about his race with Hicham El Guerrouj in the Athens Olympics 1500m
Runners World article

1-27-2005
Bernard Lagat is happy about his Athens Olympics 1500m race versus Hicham and looks forward to more duals
Runners Web article

1-16-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj was chosed as the best Moroccan sportsman of 2004
Iaaf article

1-14-2005
Hicham had an interview with Eastbay following his Athens Olympics experience
Eastbay article

1-11-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj was chosen as the Best Sportsman of 2004 by France Evening
Arab Maghreb Press article - Translate article from French with Babel Fish

Hicham El Guerrouj was chosen as the Best Sporting Personality of 2004 by Al Ahram Al Arabi
Arab Maghreb Press article - Translate article from French with Babel Fish

Hicham El Guerrouj had an interview with L'Equipe French newspaper
L'Equipe article - Translate article from French with Babel Fish

1-10-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj might run in the World Cross Country Championships this March
Cnn article

1-9-2005
Anguel Tolev's interview with Michael Bautista about the Kingofthemile.com website is posted in the About section
About section

1-5-2005
Condolences go out to Kenenisa Bekele(Hicham's main 5000m rival), who's fiancée Alem Techale has deceased
Iaaf article

The 1500m/Mile and 3000m/5000m will be Iaaf Golden League events in 2005, maybe Hicham will go for the GL Jackpot
Iaaf article

Hicham El Guerrouj was mentioned in the 2004 Iaaf Golden League review article
Iaaf article

1-4-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj was mentioned in the 2004 Iaaf Grand Prix review article part two
Iaaf article

1-3-2005
Hicham was announced as the Worlds Greatest Champion Of 2004 by L'Equipe
Iaaf article

1-2-2005
Hicham El Guerrouj wins Male Middle Distance Runner of the year award in Athletics Links website
Athletics Links article

1-1-2005
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