El Guerrouj Completes Rare Distance Double
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ATHENS, Greece - Hicham El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years to sweep the 1,500 and 5,000 meters at an Olympics, holding up two fingers in triumph after winning the 5,000 Saturday night in an all-out sprint down the final straightaway.
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Belgium's Justine Henin defeated Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 6-2 to win the Qatar Open and complete a Gulf double on Saturday.
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In his apartment high in the Atlas Mountains, Hicham El Guerrouj has a fading film reel of Paavo Nurmi racing to victory in the 1500m and 5,000m in the Paris Olympics of 1924.
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3,434km across the Atlantic Intrepid Brit adventurer David Hempleman-Adams this morning broke the distance record for a AA-06 (37,000 cu ft) helium balloon, having by 4am travelled 3,434km across the Atlantic, thereby claiming the FAI (Federation Aeronautique Internationale) crown.â¦
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ATHENS Hicham El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years to win the 1,500 and the 5,000 races at the same Olympics, joining Finnish great Paavo Nurmi in the history books Saturday.
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Two days ago, before he would add another chapter to his legendary tale, Hicham El Guerrouj received a message from a friend in France.
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Hicham El Guerrouj shocks world record holder Kenenisa Bekele to win the 5,000m.
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Tyson Gay won the 100 meters in 9.88 seconds and Sanya Richards broke the 22-year-old American 400-meter record at the World Cup on Saturday.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco came into these Olympics without a gold medal, but now he has two after winning the men&#39;s 5000 meters Saturday night.
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Saif Saaeed Shaheen of Qatar set a world record in the steeplechase at the Van Damme Memorial meet on Friday. The Kenyan-born runner, kept out of the Athens Olympics by the Kenyan
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Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj and Briton  Kelly Holmes completed historic doubles on the Olympic  athletics track on Saturday as the penultimate day of the  Athens Games brought two of its greatest moments.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - For the second straight day a Briton captured gold at the Olympic Velodrome. Bradley Wiggins won the men&#39;s individual 4,000-meter pursuit Saturday, one day after teammate
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ATHENS -- In a historic 5,000-meter race, Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco, who won gold at 1,500 meters last week, outkicked Ken enisa Bekele of Ethiopia in the final straightaway to record the first such double victory since the great Paavo Nurmi of Finland, El Guerrouj's hero, accomplished the feat 80 years ago at the 1924 Paris Olympics.
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Frenchman Serge Girard has completed a 260-day run from Paris to Tokyo, breaking the record for the longest journey without a full day of rest.
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The racetrack and casino operator reports another record result.
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Tyson Gay completed a sprint double in record time, winning a gold medal in the 200 meters at the world championships.
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MILAN September 15 (SW) - Werder Bremenâs Valerian Ismael earned himself an unenviable place in Championâs League record books after only five minutes of his teamâs 2-0 defeat at Inter when the French defender became the recipient of the fastest