El Guerrouj ends wait for Olympic gold

Hicham El Guerrouj banished his demons as he finally won the Olympic 1,500metres gold medal in Athens last night.

Wed, 25 Aug, 2004 - 10:00

Hicham El Guerrouj banished his demons as he finally won the Olympic 1,500metres gold medal in Athens last night.

In a neck-and-neck struggle down the home straight, El Guerrouj held off arch Kenyan rival Bernard Lagat by just 0.12 seconds.

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