Athletics: Morocco's hicham el-Guerrouj wins world 1500 m title for fourth time in a row
Morocco, Sports, 8/28/2003

Morocco's Hicham El-Guerrouj on Wednesday became the first athlete ever to win the world title of 1500 m for the fourth time in a row.

The Moroccan golden boy, also world record holder of the same distance, made the feat in 3:31.77 in Paris, which currently hosts the 9th world championships in athletics.

El-Guerrouj had won the same title in 1997, 1999 and 2001.

The Moroccan will start on Thursday his quest of a second gold medal in 5000 m, a performance never attempted by an athlete.

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