Morocco's El Guerrouj 2nd at the Zurich 1,500, clocks season's best time

World 1,500 meters champion and world record holder, Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj, came in second at the Zurich's 1,500 m but clocked a season's best of 3:32.21, bouncing back from his first defeat in four years when he had lost in Rome last week.

It was Kenya's Bernard Lagat who came in first in the run to the line.

Four athletes - Felix Sanchez (of the Dominican Republic), Christian Olsson (Sweden), Hestrie Cloete (South Africa) and Tonique Williams-Darling (Bahamas) - remain in contention for the $1 million prize which is shared between those who win each of their events in the six Golden League meetings.

In the 800 m race, Morocco's young athlete Amine Laalou also finished second and achieved a personal best time (1'43''68), behind Kenyan-born Bahraini national Youssef Saad Kamel who ran the distance in 1'43''11.

For the U-23 1,500 m, Morocco's Abdelaati Iguidir, gold-medallist at the world junior athletics championship, came in first.