Times elects champion El Guerrouj best athlete

The British Times newspaper elected Moroccan double Olympic champion Hicham El Guerrouj best athlete of all the history of world track and fields.

Sport expert, Alastair Campbell conducted a poll on legendary sportsmen saying El Guerrouj distinguished himself with an exceptional list of medals and performances, including the two gold medals at the Athens Olympic games.

The two Athens gold medals played in favour of El Guerrouj in the poll, Campbell said adding the first list comprised Ethiopian Haile Gebreselassie, American Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson, Czech Emil Zatopek, British Sebastien Coe and Hicham El Guerrouj.