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Athletics: el Guerrouj wins the mile race at Eugene meet
Morocco, Sports, 5/28/2001
Moroccan athlete Hicham El Guerrouj Sunday won the mile race at the prefontaine Classic athletics meet, part of the IAAF Grand Prix, held in Eugene, Oregon.
The 1500 m world champ and record holder ran the mile in 3:49.92, ahead of Canadian Kevin Sullivan (3:51.82) and Kenyan Bernard Lagat (3:53.14).
In the same race, Moroccans Adil kaouch and Youssef Baba ranked 4th and 9th with a respective timing of 3:53.40 and 3:55.10.
In the 5000 m race, Moroccans Said Berrioui and Said El Wardi came in 6th and 9th respectively with a timing of 13:26.56 and 13:32.95. The three first ranks were all held by kenyans, Luke Kipkosgei, leonard Mucheru and Abraham Chebii.
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