El Guerrouj Completes Rare Distance Double
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Hicham El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years to win the 1,500 and 5,000 meters at one Olympics, holding up two fingers in triumph Saturday after outsprinting the world
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Athens: The result wasnât totally unexpected, but Hicham el Guerrouj just wouldnât stop crying. It was probably one of the most momentous day of his life.
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Sven Kramer broke his own 10,000-meter world record Sunday and made it a Dutch double at the World Allround Speedskating Championships, winning the men's overall title.
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Kenenisa Bekele wins a classic 10,000m encounter with the great Haile Gebrselassie back in 5th.
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Britain&#39;s Kelly Holmes and Morocco&#39;s Hicham El Guerrouj earned their places among Olympic athletic legends here on Saturday as they won their second golds of the Games.
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Hicham El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years to win the 1,500 and 5,000 meters at one Olympics, holding up two fingers in triumph Saturday after outsprinting the world record holder down the final straightaway of the 5,000.
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During a nap, hours before his 5,000-meter final, Morocco&#39;s Hicham El Guerrouj had a grand dream. He wanted to make history and be like legendary countryman and distance runner Said Aouita.
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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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Ethiopia's Dejene Berhanu breaks the course record as he wins the Great North Run.
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A late goal has secured a 2-1 win for Barcelona against visiting Levante on Tuesday night in its final game of this year. Cameroon international striker Samuel Eto&#39;o grabbed the winning goal in the 86th minute
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Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj and Briton  Kelly Holmes gave the Athens Games two of its greatest moments  Saturday by surging to victory on the athletics track and claim  historic Olympic doubles.
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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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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
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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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SOCCER ace Dennis Lawrence broke a goal-scoring record just hours after dodging Jamaica&#39;s worst-ever hurricane! Despite only arriving back in Wales hours before, the Wrexham defender not only scored the winning
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ATHENS : Sheikh Ahmed Al-Maktoum&#39;s six-year quest for Olympic glory ended with a historic first ever gold for the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday after he clinched the men&#39;s double trap shooting event.
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British athletes were not the only ones making history in the Olympic Stadium on the final day of competition. The keenest of track historians, Hicham El Guerrouj entered the record books as