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.

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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