Kipchoge 5,000m win denies El Guerrouj second gold

ELIUD KIPCHOGE of Kenya won a thrilling men’s 5,000 metres world final in Paris denying Hicham El Guerrouj a second title at the championships.

Mon, 01 Sep, 2003 - 01:00
Brendan Mooney, Paris

Had El Guerrouj been successful he would have been the first athlete since the legendary Pavel Nurmi at the 1924 Olympics to achieve the 1,500m-5,000m double.

“I am very happy with what I have got and the performance and I feel like a prince,” said El Guerrouj.

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