Los 5000 metros es la distancia en donde compiten los grandes corredores de fondo (10000mts) y medio fondo (1500mts), justo como lo son los 200 metros entre corredores de velocidad (100) y resistencia a la velocidad (400)
How in the world u distance runners can spoiled Hicham with this so slow beginins laps!!
1'14 first lap...2'58 first kilometer!! (this pace per km., 2'58, was HEILE G. in the world record marathon!!) I hate this race, Hicham should not won if the pace were faster since the beginning!!!
The only thing Ethiopians take pride in them self is with their Airlines or Athletes. Other than that Ethiopians living abroad (in US & Europe) , are too ashamed of them self coz the only thing their country is known for, to the outside world is that of famine, hunger, diseases, HIV / AIDS, War and Poverty. It seems they have forgotten the reality! Wake up Ethiopians
Two legends in a legendary race! They were and still are the best runners on 1500 or 10000m and they met each other at 5000m... I think both could have win this race but El-Gerrouj had the better form on that specific day! Later I never saw any other race that was that exiting as this one! And it seems to me that this was the last time that Bekele was really challenged by another runner.
@athleteization This bragging is so ridiculous. Go back just a few years to June 1995 and freeze time there. In 1987 Saïd Auoita a non-east african the first to breaks 13:00. That year Moses Kiptanui pushed it down to 12:55, Bob Kennedy less than a year later nears that mark with 12:58. At this time only five men that have broken 13:00. Why did it take 10 years for East Africans to catch up to David Moorecroft's 13:00.4 in 1982 but only Bob less than a year? This is why bragging is ridiculous.
@iMaDeMoN2012 What most of you are ignoring is the fact that the competitors are more. You're also ignoring the tremendous amount of resources a country like Britain has vs an East Africa nation in the 70/80s. This goes from supporting an athlete as a kid in his local club all the way up to a professional career.
At the end of the day: Statistics/results > personal opinion. You asked me where the East Africans were back then - let me ask you this: Where are the Brits and others now? :)
@yoniii In the past three years 4 Americans have broken 13:00 minutes. And one has broken 27:00 minutes. That quite impressive. Running in America in not very profitable and hard work. Most athletes word rather get a job or do a more exciting sport. The same is not true of Kenya and Ethiopia most of the work is farming and there is little opportunity to move up in the world. Running is very profitable for these men and women.
@athleteization How am I an idiot for pointing out the best times ever recorded? How else do you measure an athlete, by personal opinion? You're obviously the idiot between us. Come back when your favorite athlete breaks a world record.
El G. is my favourite runner on track, his running technic is in my opinion the best ever, and I'm sure he could have broken both 3000 m and also 5000 m World Records, but he concentrated more in the 1500 m and mile distances. This race just proves how tough competitor he really was, making the decisive move just before the finish, and making Bekele look a bit slow in the finish line. He just finished his career too early, only 30 years old, and could ahve achieved much more in longer distances.
Africans will always dominate races, just depends on which country, that year, it was Morocco, but it will always change, from to Kenya to Ethiopia to Morocco, those are they best in Africa.
Oh my goodness El G's last surge was just incredible; cant imagine how much that must hurt!! Superhuman is an understatement and doesnt do justice to this man:)
man i could not agree with you any more. Looking at the entire race, is just amazing, the speed these guys are running every quater. Ive been watching replays of this race for years now, and everytime iam in awe, and left speachless. EL G, transends running to something else.
BUT ALGUERROUJ HUMILIATED ETHIOPIANS AND BURNT THEIR LUNGS
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
TRY TO CONSOLIDATE YOURSELVES WITH WORDS BECAUSE NONE OF THEM CAN FIGHT HIM ON THE FIELD . El Guerrouj won two gold medals, 1500m and 5000m GET INFORMED
@simox81 wow what a prick. El guerrouj has enormous respect for bekele, kipchoge, and any of the other competitors. Bringing in any racial insecurities that you may have is nasty and impertinent to this excellent 5000m run. Btw El G is from Morocco which happens to be in AFRICA.
Speaking of legends I KNOW your not talking about morroco U guys win one comption evry ten years its like wining the lottery for u guys. KEEP iT REAlL wahe it comes to long distance running THER ARE NO ONE IN HISTORY LIKE THE ETHIOPIANS POINT BLANK PERIOD. then it goes to kenya and etc...........
@nanobooster1 realy one race out of thousands kkkkkk. i don't even have time to show u evry race these bekela dude won. thats just too much work. we have consistency i don't know if i spelled it right. we win evry time. your guy once or twice a year and that depends.
@nanobooster1 Thats what happened when u finish first u beat them all. Thats what we do evry time when we win we beat them all. who got the best record? kkkkkk u know the answer to that.
El Guerrouj won a ton of matches as well, perhaps not a lot at 5000m but it's a stunning feat that he managed to beat Bekele at 5000m who I consider the best long distance runner around. El Geurrouj had the smarter gameplan and I believe that Bekele didn't know how to react. Without pressure Bekele could run the 5000m at a faster pace that El Geurrouj any day of the week but his nerves got to him after losing a race where he started out fast.
@nanobooster1 Abebe Bikila, first Africa to EVER win an Olympic Gold Medal. Read your history books amigo. ;-)
Haile Gebreselassie - no need to talk about THE #1 Legend in long distance running.
Kenenisa Bekele - WORLD RECORD holder in BOTH 5k, 10k.
Morocco don't have anything on the Women's side, so we don't even have to go there.
Running is not about producing legends, it's about WINNING races. Kenyan's might not be on the top, but they (totally) win more medals. I respect Kenyans!
man ethiopians have so many legends we'r not even in the same leagues as other african nations both in mens and womens. look back in history from the begning to now. thats one thing we are the best at . BElive it or not.
@yoniii Where were they 40 years ago? When Billy Mills, Jim Ryun, Steve Prefontaine, and Frank Shorter were the names of America distance running. Kenyans are a recent develop of the last twenty years.
@yoniii Off topic much, haha. Besides in cold hard reality the British were a blessing to every nation they touched. Trust that Kenyans hold no ill will towards the British. You are just prejudice.
@yoniii No slaves came from east africa. You obviously don't know anything. Slavery was abolish in British Empire 1833 the slaves in Ethiopia were traditional slavery of Ethiopian people by Ethiopians. Don't act like White people were the only ones that had slavery. Everyone did. ONLY THE BRITISH WERE THE FIRST IN THE WORLD TO ABOLISH IT. That should be commend and not mocked.
@iMaDeMoN2012 I didn't claim that Brits shipped slaves from East Africa (those slaves where busy hustling their asses off on local plantations).
My reply was to your ridiculous border line racist remark: "the British were a blessing to every nation they touched" .. let me be more specific so you are able to understand: Tell that to the millions of WEST AFRICANS that got their holy blessings of the Brits.
@yoniii I really don't care. Black people kill black people. Black people sold their own people to whites. There is plenty of blame to go around but you don't see me pointing any fingers. I will acknowledge the good. Something I know you no interest in doing but it doesn't serve you case.
He owns the TOP TWO marathon wrs. By over one minute... He used to run 10k to school and back every day in his childhood. That's 6 miles there AND back folks. 12 miles a day for a child!
@SunsetSupaNova Don't try reasoning with this "pavelkostov." He's a nut job who insists, despite constantly being disproven, that El G is a cheater. He is so adamant, yet he's too cowardly to get his fat buttocks up from his chair, get a pen/pencil and paper (or simply an email) and sending a letter to the IAAF/ IOC giving all the evidence of his absurd claims.
The best doper for sure, not the best ever. Ngeny kicked his ass in Sydney. Bekele got cheated by this pile of EPO. Bekele is better, Geb is better, Lagat is better, Tergat is better, countless others who didnt cheat.
how can any1 say that El Guerrouj is better then bekele, bekele has never NEVER lost a 10k race, has won over 20 gold medals in world championships, cross and track! has more world WR then El Guerrouj, has won more doubles more then El Guerrouj, meanin in Olympics and world cjampionship. and El Guerrouj has only 2 Olympics gold medals? bekele has 3 and still counting
@MichealWeather I am a huge fan of Bekele (I have a picture of him in my room), but these are the facts:
Bekele hasn't lost any 10K race, but when you consider that he's only run 12 races... doesn't seem too much. Zatopek in the '50s went unbeaten in over 50 10K races.
Most of Bekele's gold medals come from XC... be fair: XC is always won by long distance athletes (Tergat, Lopes, Ngugi, Skah); middle distance runners are less likely to focus on that.
@MichealWeather Let us not let numbers be the basis of comparison: Hicham el Guerrouj accomplished everything there was for him to achieve; one or two losses does not undo greatness, even if they come at the highest stage. I believe Hicham and Kenenisa are both great athletes, who deserve equal respect, no matter how many more medals Bekele achieves than him.
@YiftertheShifter1 im not sayin anything bad about Hicham El Guerrouj, what im saying is you cant say that he is better then bekele if he has less medals and world records. lets say Olympics for explain, Hicham El Guerrouj has failed at not once but a few times and bekele has never failed or at least i haven seem him do apart from da cross country in 2007 i think it was when he droped out. other then that he has always lived up to what he can do
@MichealWeather True, El G did have a hard time winning the gold medal (although we shouldn't count Atlanta, because he probably would've gotten silver there). He more than makes up for it in his double win in Athens and his multiple unbeaten streak (1996-2003: 84 wins, 3 losses at 1500m/mile).
And Bekele has failed to win a gold medal more than once: 2007 is one example, so is the WC 5000m and this Olympic 5000m.
but the facts are that bekele has more medals and world records, and still only 27 and still has plenty more in him and will have a great chance of one day getting the marathon WR when he mores up. El G has only done it at 1500 and the mile, if hes that good how come he hasn done it at 800, and 800 is half the lenth of the mile! bekele :half of 10000 is 5000 and has both WR! also has 2000m WR for indoors when hes a long distance!
@MichealWeather That doesn't matter. El G focused purely on the mile; don't be silly: the 800m, though half the length of the mile, is a completely different event from the mile and the 400m. Few have ever successfully dominated both events; the 5000/10000 is a different story, where the double has been successfully done seven times in the Olympics by five men and one woman. Haile I think could also have done it, but he, like El G, chose to focus on one event... hardly diminishes greatness.
@MichealWeather The 1500m/5000m on the other hand has only been done by two, and mind you, El G only had three races over this distance in his senior career... his first race was a 12:50.24, the fastest ever debut; his second and third defeated Bekele at the world championships and Olympics. The point is that El G doesn't have as many medals as Bekele, but he was no less dominant, and the 1500m/mile is so much less prestigious in his absence.
Hi, you have written El G would have gotten silver in Atlanta. El G would have gotten Gold. Look at this result: After Atlanta El G run "Grand Prix Final in Milan (7. September) and won against Morceli!! For me he was a favourite in Atlanta.
@chijanai Hi. You forget that Morceli took a break after his Olympic victory whereas El Guerrouj continued to run, unsatisfied with his Olympics. Second, El Guerrouj, given that he lost in 1995 to Morceli in a last lap dash would probably not have the same kind of speed; El G has to move from 600-800 meters out to drain fast finishers like Morceli of their speed, which he did in upcoming championships. They may have been close, but odds are Morceli would've taken it.
Hi. You forget that Morceli took a break after his Olympic victory whereas El Guerrouj continued to run, unsatisfied with his Olympics. Second, El Guerrouj, given that he lost in 1995 to Morceli in a last lap dash would probably not have the same kind of speed; El G has to move from 600-800 meters out to drain fast finishers like Morceli of their speed, which he did in upcoming championships. They may have been close, but odds are Morceli would've taken it.
@123belkoy My apologies, but I'm inclined to believe the IAAF/ IOC's decision on this matter rather than some fringe conspiracy theorist who has no idea what he's saying, and to my knowledge, Morceli was awarded the Olympic gold medal without a single protest or legitimate reason to deny him otherwise. Face it: Morceli won. El Guerrouj's turn came 8 years later. Case closed.
@YiftertheShifter1 yes Guerrouj did'nt protest, because he was a legend. do it will benefit to Catcho the Spanish and not to himself. Morceli was great but cheat, watch the race in slow motion (excuse my bad English I'm Moroccan)
Neither El G nor the Moroccan Federation nor anybody with credibility made any sort of accusation against Morceli. Morceli didn't win three world titles and 4 years worth of mile races by cheating, and the video does not implicate Morceli at all. It indicates that El G put his foot in the wrong place. His tactics in that race were not the best.
it's very clear that Morceli has secretly looks G, then ... at the 1996 games Morceli was always the favorite because he had not lost against G, it's normal cause he avoided a confrontation. G has not avoided Lagat in 2004 he took his loss against him in Zurich and then he won the Olympic gold in an incredible way. he's the MASTER
No, Morceli has faced El G on numerous occasions in the past: in the '95 world championships he won rather decisively; a few days later Morceli attempted to break his mile world record, coming just short with 3:45.19, with El G a full three seconds behind. Morceli lowered the number of competitions in 1996 to prepare for the Olympic games, something El G did before Sydney and Athens (didn't race once over 3000 or 5000 until the Olympics).
why you talking about 1995? from 92 to 95 moceli was the boss, but in 1996 Guerrouj became absolutely the king of 1500, he realized the best performance of the year: 3:29:51, and beat everybody even Morceli in Milan on September 7, 1996 at a slow race that he won by the finish: 3:38:20
Well you seem to be insinuating that Morceli was afraid to face El Guerrouj, even though he had defeated him on numerous occasions. An athlete's prime lasts about 5 years; Morceli's began in 1991 and ended in 1995, El G's began either in '97 or '98, and continued until '01-'02. They were equal favorites in the Atlanta Olympics on that basis, but Morceli ran a great tactical race whereas El G, whose speed endurance was better, but not his finishing kick, moved too late. The rest is history.
you say that the dominance of M ended in 1995 and that of G started in 1997. it's true, so atlanta should determine the best during the year 1996 between the two. but there is too much danger to the Algerian who was playing probably his last game, so he found the solution to avoid this confrontation a cowardly and by disgraceful way, two months after the confrontation held and the reality was restored.
Again, I won't tell you how absolutely absurd your conspiracy theory sounds, because I suppose you are just to stubborn to accept reality. Morceli won. Period. Your views and opinions are meaningless and have no weight whatsoever, because Morceli still has the medal that he won, fair and square.
you right Morceli still has his medal, but we will surely one day find the truth, why Guerrouj, his coach and his federation didn't protest against this scandal? the IAAF also used to automatically respond to such violations. it's a very mysterious case. have morceli already talk about this charge? I'm not the only interested you know
Uh... no it is not. The truth of the matter is that it was an accident, a rather unfortunate one for El Guerrouj, but an unintended consequence of a closely contested tactical 1500m race. That's the IOC decision, and nobody with real credibility will ever claim that Morceli cheated. You and your fellow conspiracy theorists are all by yourself, a lonely group whose statements have no validity at all.
In athletics as in all sports it requires that the victim appears that the international body can do its work. The Spanish Natalia Rodriguez, was disqualified after winning the 1500 m World Championships 2009. She wanted to double Burka on the inside, but was pushed, so that the Ethiopian fell and lost any chance of a medal.
Mehdi Baala, guilty of a scramble in the final straight, was disqualified in the semifinals of the 1500m World Championships 2007 after which he qualified for the final.
Slight difference my friend: Natalia R. was level with/ came from behind the victim, Burka; I've never seen someone at the front intentionally tripping a person right behind them. Can you explain how to do that?
Why didn't the coach, federation, IAAF, or IOC strip Morceli of the medal? Because they find no evidence of foul play or wrongdoing on Morceli's part; Morceli won fair and square. If you think you're going to change anybody's mind on that (even El Guerrouj, who'll probably tell you it was an accident), dream on. The internet is the only place you can say such things without being a laughingstock.
Now tell me something: is this whole accusation against Morceli politically motivated? Do you Moroccans and Algerians not get along to the point that you accuse, smear, and blackmail their champion? If so, then please, never talk about sport again; track and field need not have people like you staining it with your political conflicts- just shut it.
Were he to have run a 3000 or a 5000... well, I'd have to favor Bekele, who was in top form this year. Look, I'm not trying to berate any of these athletes. Everything your accusations against Morceli are completely unfounded or something El Guerrouj did himself. Morceli is an athletics legend, and none of your false accusations are going to strip him of any honor accumulated in his long list of achievements. Please, keep your warped conspiracy theories to yourself.
Hi. You forget that Morceli took a break after his Olympic victory whereas El Guerrouj continued to run, unsatisfied with his Olympics. Second, El Guerrouj, given that he lost in 1995 to Morceli in a last lap dash would probably not have the same kind of speed; El G has to move from 600-800 meters out to drain fast finishers like Morceli of their speed, which he did in upcoming championships. They may have been close, but odds are Morceli would've taken it.
In Athens 10.000m bekele did a last lap in 53" for breaking the olympic record, but he had the chance to win easly.... insthead El Guerrouj in 1500m had to push very strongly to win against Lagat... at the start of the 5000m I think that Bekele was a little bit tired than El Guerrouj because 10000m are more difficoult to recover than 1500m that is an anaerobic race... moreover El Guerrouj was faster and in the last 100m had prevailed his anaerobic power and his perfect tecnique of running...
Let's be serious here, Bekele left it to a kick and he got burned for that. Bekele is more suited towards the 10k versus a 5k which is 5k short of the distance he has never lost in. Whereas Guerrouj is moving up from something faster. It is a mutual meeting between the two. Guerrouj won because Bekele didn't use his endurance element well enough with surges. He was a victim to 3:26 speed
El Guerrouj did beat Bekele in this race, but they were running slow until the final stages in the race. If they all went out for a fast time, Bekele would have probably beaten El Guerrouj. Bekele's best time in the 5000m is 12:37.
Don't make the assumption that I don't know anything about sports. I understand that it depends on what type of track meet it is. I knew this race was more competitive between people than for a fast time. Just like when El Guerrouj beat Lagat in the 1500m 2004 Olympics with a time of around 3:34. Even though that was 8 seconds from his PR/WR, it was one of the most important races he ran since it was the Olympics and he never won an Olympic Gold before that.
races at the Olympics are always full of tactics and strategy... there are many great athletes that never won any medal.. It's not very often to see a fast race at any great tournament, nobody is insane to run as fast as he can to break the record when you have so much emotions and other shit.. He never won before that, but he got 2 2004, and a gold medal in front of kenenisa at his race is just enough for me to to have El Guerrouj as my favourite ever..
Wow that was awesome.
spyu 1 month ago
Wow I was really expecting bekele to win!
TehUltimateSnake 2 months ago
@TehUltimateSnake then u dont know who el guerrouj was
estifanico1 1 month ago
@estifanico1
Um yeah I do. I would expect him to be better only in the mile.
TehUltimateSnake 1 month ago
Who else watched the whole vid and had a joygasm at the end. i got fkn mad at the end it just stopped
chocodil2 2 months ago
Where can I buy a potato-camera, do they sell them at Wal-Mart?
Cobra9345 2 months ago
haha love the abrupt ending!
TehUltimateSnake 3 months ago
DID YU RECORE DIZ WIT A KALCULAT0R?!
TehUltimateSnake 3 months ago
Los 5000 metros es la distancia en donde compiten los grandes corredores de fondo (10000mts) y medio fondo (1500mts), justo como lo son los 200 metros entre corredores de velocidad (100) y resistencia a la velocidad (400)
romanesko23 3 months ago
I am agree...Iknow..altough th first laps, I insist, were way too slow !!!!
176rafael 4 months ago
what pixel is bekele????
Johnandvanessa 5 months ago 27
@Johnandvanessa lol
D1athletics 4 months ago in playlist Liked
I hate races like this. This race was a celebration of cowardice. This isn't how you make a champion.
kozmon0t 5 months ago
Which one is hicham and which one bekele??? You can barely tell anyone apart
VideoFreakEvw13 5 months ago
was this recorded with a potato?
XxILIKECHICKENxX 5 months ago 3
I wanna be like him one day
boapu 6 months ago
No need to fight dudes ! Kenyans, Moroccans, or Eithiopians .. We are all African and WE ROCK on long distances !!
Souhail98 7 months ago 3
How in the world u distance runners can spoiled Hicham with this so slow beginins laps!!
1'14 first lap...2'58 first kilometer!! (this pace per km., 2'58, was HEILE G. in the world record marathon!!) I hate this race, Hicham should not won if the pace were faster since the beginning!!!
176rafael 7 months ago
@176rafael , slow and steady wins the race. In a race like this, you build up to the end, you don't go sprinting out.
bynems1 4 months ago
hicham El Guerrouj great muslim
squid147 7 months ago
best
purstr2h 7 months ago
it's true legend hicham
Y2JEdge100 7 months ago
El g is a legend. Viva maroc.
D1athletics 7 months ago
Wow very exiting
bejakabyle 7 months ago
The only thing Ethiopians take pride in them self is with their Airlines or Athletes. Other than that Ethiopians living abroad (in US & Europe) , are too ashamed of them self coz the only thing their country is known for, to the outside world is that of famine, hunger, diseases, HIV / AIDS, War and Poverty. It seems they have forgotten the reality! Wake up Ethiopians
UniversalStar2000 7 months ago
VAMOS
ftenovic92 8 months ago
Two legends in a legendary race! They were and still are the best runners on 1500 or 10000m and they met each other at 5000m... I think both could have win this race but El-Gerrouj had the better form on that specific day! Later I never saw any other race that was that exiting as this one! And it seems to me that this was the last time that Bekele was really challenged by another runner.
MaLanick87 8 months ago 17
@SunsetSupaNova said well...yeah!
dapinaybanger 8 months ago
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yoniii 8 months ago
@athleteization This bragging is so ridiculous. Go back just a few years to June 1995 and freeze time there. In 1987 Saïd Auoita a non-east african the first to breaks 13:00. That year Moses Kiptanui pushed it down to 12:55, Bob Kennedy less than a year later nears that mark with 12:58. At this time only five men that have broken 13:00. Why did it take 10 years for East Africans to catch up to David Moorecroft's 13:00.4 in 1982 but only Bob less than a year? This is why bragging is ridiculous.
iMaDeMoN2012 8 months ago
@iMaDeMoN2012 What most of you are ignoring is the fact that the competitors are more. You're also ignoring the tremendous amount of resources a country like Britain has vs an East Africa nation in the 70/80s. This goes from supporting an athlete as a kid in his local club all the way up to a professional career.
At the end of the day: Statistics/results > personal opinion. You asked me where the East Africans were back then - let me ask you this: Where are the Brits and others now? :)
yoniii 8 months ago
@yoniii In the past three years 4 Americans have broken 13:00 minutes. And one has broken 27:00 minutes. That quite impressive. Running in America in not very profitable and hard work. Most athletes word rather get a job or do a more exciting sport. The same is not true of Kenya and Ethiopia most of the work is farming and there is little opportunity to move up in the world. Running is very profitable for these men and women.
iMaDeMoN2012 8 months ago
@athleteization How am I an idiot for pointing out the best times ever recorded? How else do you measure an athlete, by personal opinion? You're obviously the idiot between us. Come back when your favorite athlete breaks a world record.
yoniii 8 months ago
El G. is my favourite runner on track, his running technic is in my opinion the best ever, and I'm sure he could have broken both 3000 m and also 5000 m World Records, but he concentrated more in the 1500 m and mile distances. This race just proves how tough competitor he really was, making the decisive move just before the finish, and making Bekele look a bit slow in the finish line. He just finished his career too early, only 30 years old, and could ahve achieved much more in longer distances.
mies016 9 months ago
Africans will always dominate races, just depends on which country, that year, it was Morocco, but it will always change, from to Kenya to Ethiopia to Morocco, those are they best in Africa.
rokudaime03 9 months ago
hicham is the king of middle distances, i don't know who's this man who will break down his WR 03:26 at 1500m
tarekyeerum2006 10 months ago
Oh my goodness El G's last surge was just incredible; cant imagine how much that must hurt!! Superhuman is an understatement and doesnt do justice to this man:)
ralucagymnast 11 months ago
@ralucagymnast
man i could not agree with you any more. Looking at the entire race, is just amazing, the speed these guys are running every quater. Ive been watching replays of this race for years now, and everytime iam in awe, and left speachless. EL G, transends running to something else.
happytobeproud 11 months ago
ALGUERROUJ ALREADY FUCKED YOU ALL , WHAT'S MORE ????
ON THE FIELD ? WORDS CAN'T HEAL YOUR BURNT LUNGS
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
LITTLE NYMPHOS
blackdanifilth 11 months ago
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BUT ALGUERROUJ HUMILIATED ETHIOPIANS AND BURNT THEIR LUNGS
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
TRY TO CONSOLIDATE YOURSELVES WITH WORDS BECAUSE NONE OF THEM CAN FIGHT HIM ON THE FIELD . El Guerrouj won two gold medals, 1500m and 5000m GET INFORMED
blackdanifilth 11 months ago
AS THE JOURNALIST SAID : THROW IT
HE THREW THEM HUMILIATED .
LONG LIFE MOROCCO
blackdanifilth 11 months ago
WHO LIKE US WELCOME WHO DONT , NO NEED TO PUT YOUR FOOT IN OUR LAND :)))
GivenchyParisFr 1 year ago
PROUD TO BE MOROCCAN ;) BACK OFF AND NO CONTEST :)
GivenchyParisFr 1 year ago
@eulwazzup10 El Guerrouj won two gold medals, 1500m and 5000m, obviously your retarded BIG NIGGER ass don't know shit.
simox81 1 year ago
I wish I was Ethiopian....:(
UItimatesnake 1 year ago
wish the same thing for you , that Alguerrouj'll burn your lungs
blackdanifilth 11 months ago
Hicham El Guerrouj is the best EVER, he OWNED all the niggers =)
simox81 1 year ago
THEY WILL NEVER STOP TALKING THIS IS THEIR NATURE BUT ON THE FIELD , THEY ARE HUMILIATED OUT KICKED LIKE CHICKENS BY MOROCCANS
HAHAHAHA
blackdanifilth 11 months ago
@blackdanifilth I know right! MOROCCANS RULE =)
simox81 11 months ago
@simox81 wow what a prick. El guerrouj has enormous respect for bekele, kipchoge, and any of the other competitors. Bringing in any racial insecurities that you may have is nasty and impertinent to this excellent 5000m run. Btw El G is from Morocco which happens to be in AFRICA.
markdj10025 10 months ago
@simox81 el gusaudsfasu and you have baby dicks and should suck eachothers
ghc324 8 months ago
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@simox81 el gusaudsfasu and you have baby dicks and should suck eachothers
ghc324 8 months ago
Speaking of legends I KNOW your not talking about morroco U guys win one comption evry ten years its like wining the lottery for u guys. KEEP iT REAlL wahe it comes to long distance running THER ARE NO ONE IN HISTORY LIKE THE ETHIOPIANS POINT BLANK PERIOD. then it goes to kenya and etc...........
LioneCity20 1 year ago
@LioneCity20 watch the video again LOL
nanobooster1 1 year ago
@nanobooster1 realy one race out of thousands kkkkkk. i don't even have time to show u evry race these bekela dude won. thats just too much work. we have consistency i don't know if i spelled it right. we win evry time. your guy once or twice a year and that depends.
LioneCity20 1 year ago
@LioneCity20 el Guerrouj beat them all LOL
nanobooster1 1 year ago
@nanobooster1 Thats what happened when u finish first u beat them all. Thats what we do evry time when we win we beat them all. who got the best record? kkkkkk u know the answer to that.
LioneCity20 1 year ago
@LioneCity20 LOL watch again the video LOL
nanobooster1 1 year ago
THAT HURTS WATCHING IT AGAIN , THEIR HEARTS BURNS FEELING SO ASHAMED
THOSE TURTLES
blackdanifilth 11 months ago
@blackdanifilth Sure It hurts LOL
nanobooster1 11 months ago
@LioneCity20
El Guerrouj won a ton of matches as well, perhaps not a lot at 5000m but it's a stunning feat that he managed to beat Bekele at 5000m who I consider the best long distance runner around. El Geurrouj had the smarter gameplan and I believe that Bekele didn't know how to react. Without pressure Bekele could run the 5000m at a faster pace that El Geurrouj any day of the week but his nerves got to him after losing a race where he started out fast.
tubebunny7 8 months ago
El Guerreouj beats all your athletes LOL
watch the video again .
nanobooster1 1 year ago
Aouita from 800m to 10 Km you can win all races Aouita still the best all time !
nanobooster1 1 year ago
viva Ethiopia- Kennenissa Bekele of Ethiopia !!
asterchereka 1 year ago
Oromiitchaa the winner all ways keep up viva Oromia.
sharafudin2 1 year ago
starting off barely under 5:00 pace and still running low 13min.....crazy!!!
bpfastfeet25 1 year ago
Brilliant race, one for the ages. Yes, Bekele messed up his tactics, but El Guerrouj was boxed in for a time and still won.
jmplays44 1 year ago
@TheEcalloway Steve who? These are the best two times EVER..
5000 m,
1. 12:37.35 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Hengelo May 31, 2004
2. 12:39.36 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Helsinki June 13, 1998
10 000m,
1. 26:17.53 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Brussels August 26, 2005
2. 26:22.75 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Hengelo June 1 1998
It's the same on the womens side.
It's always 2-3 Ethiopians on the Top, 25 Kenyans behind and a Moroccan or two somewhere in between. :-)
yoniii 1 year ago
@yoniii Do you live on the same Planet as the rest of us????
ManRealThe 1 year ago
@ManRealThe ..am I supposed to understand what you're talking about?
yoniii 1 year ago
@yoniii we don't need more than one to beat you all ! lol
more guerrouj's and Aouita's are coming !
nanobooster1 1 year ago
@nanobooster1 Alright, let me know when that is. ;-)
yoniii 1 year ago
@yoniii
you'll know it your self, keep watching TV LOL
Morocco : two big legends EL Guerrouj and Aouita (no athlete is like Aouita from 800m to 10K)
Ethiopia : Haile Gebrselassie one legend
kenya : too much athletes no legend at all .
In Morocco we build legends no ordinary runner can run for our flag.
nanobooster1 1 year ago
@nanobooster1 Abebe Bikila, first Africa to EVER win an Olympic Gold Medal. Read your history books amigo. ;-)
Haile Gebreselassie - no need to talk about THE #1 Legend in long distance running.
Kenenisa Bekele - WORLD RECORD holder in BOTH 5k, 10k.
Morocco don't have anything on the Women's side, so we don't even have to go there.
Running is not about producing legends, it's about WINNING races. Kenyan's might not be on the top, but they (totally) win more medals. I respect Kenyans!
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@yoniii
LOL and who was the second in the same race ? the Moroccan Abdeslam Radi !
Woman side :`the first african and arab women to win an olympic medal 1982 Naoual el moutawakil lol
we are the legends !
nanobooster1 1 year ago
man ethiopians have so many legends we'r not even in the same leagues as other african nations both in mens and womens. look back in history from the begning to now. thats one thing we are the best at . BElive it or not.
LioneCity20 1 year ago
@yoniii Where were they 40 years ago? When Billy Mills, Jim Ryun, Steve Prefontaine, and Frank Shorter were the names of America distance running. Kenyans are a recent develop of the last twenty years.
iMaDeMoN2012 9 months ago
@iMaDeMoN2012 I don't know, maybe they didn't have time to practice as kids since they were busy not trying to get their asses colonized?
yoniii 8 months ago
@yoniii Off topic much, haha. Besides in cold hard reality the British were a blessing to every nation they touched. Trust that Kenyans hold no ill will towards the British. You are just prejudice.
iMaDeMoN2012 8 months ago
@iMaDeMoN2012 LOL, this is way off topic, but tell that to the millions of people they shipped away as slaves.
yoniii 8 months ago
@yoniii No slaves came from east africa. You obviously don't know anything. Slavery was abolish in British Empire 1833 the slaves in Ethiopia were traditional slavery of Ethiopian people by Ethiopians. Don't act like White people were the only ones that had slavery. Everyone did. ONLY THE BRITISH WERE THE FIRST IN THE WORLD TO ABOLISH IT. That should be commend and not mocked.
iMaDeMoN2012 8 months ago
@iMaDeMoN2012 I didn't claim that Brits shipped slaves from East Africa (those slaves where busy hustling their asses off on local plantations).
My reply was to your ridiculous border line racist remark: "the British were a blessing to every nation they touched" .. let me be more specific so you are able to understand: Tell that to the millions of WEST AFRICANS that got their holy blessings of the Brits.
yoniii 8 months ago
@yoniii I really don't care. Black people kill black people. Black people sold their own people to whites. There is plenty of blame to go around but you don't see me pointing any fingers. I will acknowledge the good. Something I know you no interest in doing but it doesn't serve you case.
iMaDeMoN2012 8 months ago
Who has the world record in 5000 and 10 000m? Exactly! ;-)
yoniii 1 year ago
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Morocco is best country in world
smachfin 1 year ago
Have you forgotten Gebreslassie?
He owns the TOP TWO marathon wrs. By over one minute... He used to run 10k to school and back every day in his childhood. That's 6 miles there AND back folks. 12 miles a day for a child!
SamShackleford1 1 year ago
@SamShackleford1 thats hardcore
M3anDAD 1 year ago
Ah god, American commentators are absolutely fucking annoying.
PaulDiracFRS 1 year ago
@PaulDiracFRS Fucking annoying how??? These commentators did an awsome job and I think you are just being silly with your comment!
ManRealThe 1 year ago
Damn how I wish I could run this well.
FourSeasonRunner 1 year ago
solinsky!!!!!!!!!!!!
DPL2932 1 year ago
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El Guerrouj you're awesome! What were you thinking when you pulled that off? Digging down for that final burst, absolutely amazing.
stevenmiles 1 year ago
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hilarious! btw anyone plays facebook games must see this site facebokgames (dot)blogspot (dot)com
jaesarangg 1 year ago
kenyans are coming back in this thing........
kasibante 1 year ago
@kasibante Not if the Moroccan have a say in this!
ManRealThe 1 year ago
@SunsetSupaNova Don't try reasoning with this "pavelkostov." He's a nut job who insists, despite constantly being disproven, that El G is a cheater. He is so adamant, yet he's too cowardly to get his fat buttocks up from his chair, get a pen/pencil and paper (or simply an email) and sending a letter to the IAAF/ IOC giving all the evidence of his absurd claims.
YiftertheShifter1 1 year ago
The best doper for sure, not the best ever. Ngeny kicked his ass in Sydney. Bekele got cheated by this pile of EPO. Bekele is better, Geb is better, Lagat is better, Tergat is better, countless others who didnt cheat.
pavelkostov 1 year ago
I want answers, pavelSHITHOLE- how were your countrymen caught, but "big doper El Guerrouj" not? I want answers, and I want them now.
YiftertheShifter1 1 year ago
man the end of the clip was bad
you should ve extend it at least 10 more second
ztolioz 1 year ago
north african runners are the best in the world
wavby 1 year ago
i just ran my first 5000 in 16:25. im 16 though...trying to get sub 16 for now.
cahronicles 1 year ago
ONE OF THE BEST KICKS IN THE RUNNING FRANCHISE!!!!!!!!!
Betterment8521 1 year ago
El Guerrouj=greatest middle distance runner in history, Bekele=greatest long distance runner in history
AjaPuppy 1 year ago
does anyone know who the commentators speaking where?
CorrerPorVida 1 year ago
One is Tom Hammond, and the other, if I'm not mistaken, is Marty Liquori
YiftertheShifter1 1 year ago
im 3 and i run 100m in 5.8 seconds is that good?
enderthegreat 1 year ago
The Ethiopian Runners box everyone in lol
Hey i guess if you can get 2-3 people into the finals every event strategy is fine
El G's kick is nasty tho
MrLesWhite 1 year ago
I'm 5 and i run 100m in 10 seconds is dat good. Message me if someone got good tips.
467076 1 year ago
@467076 try to run it in 9.58 seconds
esquimalt1 1 year ago
@esquimalt1 i actually got a pr recently 9.76
467076 1 year ago
i'm 6 and i run 100m in 11 seconds is that gd? p.s i got clubb feet
MrBrunothedog 1 year ago
man he is FAST!!!
Bazz7999 1 year ago
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لو لم أكن مغربيا لوددت أن أكون مغربيا ،بالروح بالدم أفديك يا وطني
foxmorocco04 1 year ago
viva maroc
hich101 1 year ago
viva morocco
foxmorocco04 1 year ago
nop, only thistime Bekele lost. Bekele is the greatest runner
danakaku 1 year ago
perfect
Bozzisto 1 year ago
El Guerrouj is the bbbbest
channark 2 years ago 32
Delaware boy, I meant Gold for El Guerrouj. I live in Maryland. I am your next door neighbour.
SonNative 2 years ago
I've just accomplish my first 10000m and my time was 62minutes!! I hope one day I will perform under 45min!
raoulhery 2 years ago
you're wrong.elguerrouj was first a cross country runner before being a stadium runner
ainke7la 2 years ago
he might of been but he has never done it at the cross country stage
MichealWeather 2 years ago
Mr. MichaelWeather,
I'll say it again. If my memory serves me right, Beks and El G have raced two times only and in both instances (in the 5k), El G came out on top.
Again, that is the long and the short of it.
Those are the facts. I believe I am right.
In Paris in '03, Bekele won Bronze, El Guerrouj won silver and Kipchoge Gold.
In Athens '04, Kipchoge won Bronze, Bekele Silver and El Guerrouj Silver.
SonNative 2 years ago
You said silver 2x lol.
delewareboy 2 years ago
guerrouj is the best very strong boy ,
benabicha123 2 years ago
how can any1 say that El Guerrouj is better then bekele, bekele has never NEVER lost a 10k race, has won over 20 gold medals in world championships, cross and track! has more world WR then El Guerrouj, has won more doubles more then El Guerrouj, meanin in Olympics and world cjampionship. and El Guerrouj has only 2 Olympics gold medals? bekele has 3 and still counting
MichealWeather 2 years ago
You`re right! Bekele he is the best ever!!! But he never defeat Guerrouj in 5k or 1500.Guerrouj he`s the best 1500 runner ever, and record holder.
Cordeiro757 2 years ago
yes i was wrong, bekele has not beated El G but bekele is a better athletic
MichealWeather 2 years ago
@MichealWeather I am a huge fan of Bekele (I have a picture of him in my room), but these are the facts:
Bekele hasn't lost any 10K race, but when you consider that he's only run 12 races... doesn't seem too much. Zatopek in the '50s went unbeaten in over 50 10K races.
Most of Bekele's gold medals come from XC... be fair: XC is always won by long distance athletes (Tergat, Lopes, Ngugi, Skah); middle distance runners are less likely to focus on that.
YiftertheShifter1 2 years ago
@MichealWeather Let us not let numbers be the basis of comparison: Hicham el Guerrouj accomplished everything there was for him to achieve; one or two losses does not undo greatness, even if they come at the highest stage. I believe Hicham and Kenenisa are both great athletes, who deserve equal respect, no matter how many more medals Bekele achieves than him.
YiftertheShifter1 2 years ago
@YiftertheShifter1 im not sayin anything bad about Hicham El Guerrouj, what im saying is you cant say that he is better then bekele if he has less medals and world records. lets say Olympics for explain, Hicham El Guerrouj has failed at not once but a few times and bekele has never failed or at least i haven seem him do apart from da cross country in 2007 i think it was when he droped out. other then that he has always lived up to what he can do
MichealWeather 2 years ago
@MichealWeather True, El G did have a hard time winning the gold medal (although we shouldn't count Atlanta, because he probably would've gotten silver there). He more than makes up for it in his double win in Athens and his multiple unbeaten streak (1996-2003: 84 wins, 3 losses at 1500m/mile).
And Bekele has failed to win a gold medal more than once: 2007 is one example, so is the WC 5000m and this Olympic 5000m.
YiftertheShifter1 2 years ago
yes that unbeaten streak was quiet good!
but the facts are that bekele has more medals and world records, and still only 27 and still has plenty more in him and will have a great chance of one day getting the marathon WR when he mores up. El G has only done it at 1500 and the mile, if hes that good how come he hasn done it at 800, and 800 is half the lenth of the mile! bekele :half of 10000 is 5000 and has both WR! also has 2000m WR for indoors when hes a long distance!
MichealWeather 2 years ago
@MichealWeather That doesn't matter. El G focused purely on the mile; don't be silly: the 800m, though half the length of the mile, is a completely different event from the mile and the 400m. Few have ever successfully dominated both events; the 5000/10000 is a different story, where the double has been successfully done seven times in the Olympics by five men and one woman. Haile I think could also have done it, but he, like El G, chose to focus on one event... hardly diminishes greatness.
YiftertheShifter1 2 years ago
@MichealWeather The 1500m/5000m on the other hand has only been done by two, and mind you, El G only had three races over this distance in his senior career... his first race was a 12:50.24, the fastest ever debut; his second and third defeated Bekele at the world championships and Olympics. The point is that El G doesn't have as many medals as Bekele, but he was no less dominant, and the 1500m/mile is so much less prestigious in his absence.
YiftertheShifter1 2 years ago
Hi, you have written El G would have gotten silver in Atlanta. El G would have gotten Gold. Look at this result: After Atlanta El G run "Grand Prix Final in Milan (7. September) and won against Morceli!! For me he was a favourite in Atlanta.
chijanai 2 years ago
to be precisely it was the 7. September 1996 final price in Milano
chijanai 2 years ago
@chijanai Hi. You forget that Morceli took a break after his Olympic victory whereas El Guerrouj continued to run, unsatisfied with his Olympics. Second, El Guerrouj, given that he lost in 1995 to Morceli in a last lap dash would probably not have the same kind of speed; El G has to move from 600-800 meters out to drain fast finishers like Morceli of their speed, which he did in upcoming championships. They may have been close, but odds are Morceli would've taken it.
YiftertheShifter1 2 years ago
Hi. You forget that Morceli took a break after his Olympic victory whereas El Guerrouj continued to run, unsatisfied with his Olympics. Second, El Guerrouj, given that he lost in 1995 to Morceli in a last lap dash would probably not have the same kind of speed; El G has to move from 600-800 meters out to drain fast finishers like Morceli of their speed, which he did in upcoming championships. They may have been close, but odds are Morceli would've taken it.
YiftertheShifter1 2 years ago
@YiftertheShifter1 Guerrouj set the best time of the year 1996, Morceli didn't win but he cheated, it is obvious
123belkoy 1 year ago
@123belkoy My apologies, but I'm inclined to believe the IAAF/ IOC's decision on this matter rather than some fringe conspiracy theorist who has no idea what he's saying, and to my knowledge, Morceli was awarded the Olympic gold medal without a single protest or legitimate reason to deny him otherwise. Face it: Morceli won. El Guerrouj's turn came 8 years later. Case closed.
YiftertheShifter1 1 year ago
@YiftertheShifter1 yes Guerrouj did'nt protest, because he was a legend. do it will benefit to Catcho the Spanish and not to himself. Morceli was great but cheat, watch the race in slow motion (excuse my bad English I'm Moroccan)
123belkoy 1 year ago
Neither El G nor the Moroccan Federation nor anybody with credibility made any sort of accusation against Morceli. Morceli didn't win three world titles and 4 years worth of mile races by cheating, and the video does not implicate Morceli at all. It indicates that El G put his foot in the wrong place. His tactics in that race were not the best.
YiftertheShifter1 1 year ago
it's very clear that Morceli has secretly looks G, then ... at the 1996 games Morceli was always the favorite because he had not lost against G, it's normal cause he avoided a confrontation. G has not avoided Lagat in 2004 he took his loss against him in Zurich and then he won the Olympic gold in an incredible way. he's the MASTER
123belkoy 1 year ago
No, Morceli has faced El G on numerous occasions in the past: in the '95 world championships he won rather decisively; a few days later Morceli attempted to break his mile world record, coming just short with 3:45.19, with El G a full three seconds behind. Morceli lowered the number of competitions in 1996 to prepare for the Olympic games, something El G did before Sydney and Athens (didn't race once over 3000 or 5000 until the Olympics).
YiftertheShifter1 1 year ago
why you talking about 1995? from 92 to 95 moceli was the boss, but in 1996 Guerrouj became absolutely the king of 1500, he realized the best performance of the year: 3:29:51, and beat everybody even Morceli in Milan on September 7, 1996 at a slow race that he won by the finish: 3:38:20
123belkoy 1 year ago
Well you seem to be insinuating that Morceli was afraid to face El Guerrouj, even though he had defeated him on numerous occasions. An athlete's prime lasts about 5 years; Morceli's began in 1991 and ended in 1995, El G's began either in '97 or '98, and continued until '01-'02. They were equal favorites in the Atlanta Olympics on that basis, but Morceli ran a great tactical race whereas El G, whose speed endurance was better, but not his finishing kick, moved too late. The rest is history.
YiftertheShifter1 1 year ago
you say that the dominance of M ended in 1995 and that of G started in 1997. it's true, so atlanta should determine the best during the year 1996 between the two. but there is too much danger to the Algerian who was playing probably his last game, so he found the solution to avoid this confrontation a cowardly and by disgraceful way, two months after the confrontation held and the reality was restored.
123belkoy 1 year ago
Again, I won't tell you how absolutely absurd your conspiracy theory sounds, because I suppose you are just to stubborn to accept reality. Morceli won. Period. Your views and opinions are meaningless and have no weight whatsoever, because Morceli still has the medal that he won, fair and square.
YiftertheShifter1 1 year ago
you right Morceli still has his medal, but we will surely one day find the truth, why Guerrouj, his coach and his federation didn't protest against this scandal? the IAAF also used to automatically respond to such violations. it's a very mysterious case. have morceli already talk about this charge? I'm not the only interested you know
123belkoy 1 year ago
Uh... no it is not. The truth of the matter is that it was an accident, a rather unfortunate one for El Guerrouj, but an unintended consequence of a closely contested tactical 1500m race. That's the IOC decision, and nobody with real credibility will ever claim that Morceli cheated. You and your fellow conspiracy theorists are all by yourself, a lonely group whose statements have no validity at all.
YiftertheShifter1 1 year ago
In athletics as in all sports it requires that the victim appears that the international body can do its work. The Spanish Natalia Rodriguez, was disqualified after winning the 1500 m World Championships 2009. She wanted to double Burka on the inside, but was pushed, so that the Ethiopian fell and lost any chance of a medal.
Mehdi Baala, guilty of a scramble in the final straight, was disqualified in the semifinals of the 1500m World Championships 2007 after which he qualified for the final.
123belkoy 1 year ago
Slight difference my friend: Natalia R. was level with/ came from behind the victim, Burka; I've never seen someone at the front intentionally tripping a person right behind them. Can you explain how to do that?
YiftertheShifter1 1 year ago
Why didn't the coach, federation, IAAF, or IOC strip Morceli of the medal? Because they find no evidence of foul play or wrongdoing on Morceli's part; Morceli won fair and square. If you think you're going to change anybody's mind on that (even El Guerrouj, who'll probably tell you it was an accident), dream on. The internet is the only place you can say such things without being a laughingstock.
YiftertheShifter1 1 year ago
Now tell me something: is this whole accusation against Morceli politically motivated? Do you Moroccans and Algerians not get along to the point that you accuse, smear, and blackmail their champion? If so, then please, never talk about sport again; track and field need not have people like you staining it with your political conflicts- just shut it.
YiftertheShifter1 1 year ago
Were he to have run a 3000 or a 5000... well, I'd have to favor Bekele, who was in top form this year. Look, I'm not trying to berate any of these athletes. Everything your accusations against Morceli are completely unfounded or something El Guerrouj did himself. Morceli is an athletics legend, and none of your false accusations are going to strip him of any honor accumulated in his long list of achievements. Please, keep your warped conspiracy theories to yourself.
YiftertheShifter1 1 year ago
Meant to say "all your accusations."
YiftertheShifter1 1 year ago
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Hi. You forget that Morceli took a break after his Olympic victory whereas El Guerrouj continued to run, unsatisfied with his Olympics. Second, El Guerrouj, given that he lost in 1995 to Morceli in a last lap dash would probably not have the same kind of speed; El G has to move from 600-800 meters out to drain fast finishers like Morceli of their speed, which he did in upcoming championships. They may have been close, but odds are Morceli would've taken it.
YiftertheShifter1 2 years ago
Their both different, El Guerrouj was a md runner, Bekele goes a little longer
thefallen2124 2 years ago
In Athens 10.000m bekele did a last lap in 53" for breaking the olympic record, but he had the chance to win easly.... insthead El Guerrouj in 1500m had to push very strongly to win against Lagat... at the start of the 5000m I think that Bekele was a little bit tired than El Guerrouj because 10000m are more difficoult to recover than 1500m that is an anaerobic race... moreover El Guerrouj was faster and in the last 100m had prevailed his anaerobic power and his perfect tecnique of running...
ALE071 2 years ago
Let's be serious here, Bekele left it to a kick and he got burned for that. Bekele is more suited towards the 10k versus a 5k which is 5k short of the distance he has never lost in. Whereas Guerrouj is moving up from something faster. It is a mutual meeting between the two. Guerrouj won because Bekele didn't use his endurance element well enough with surges. He was a victim to 3:26 speed
flame123652 2 years ago
El Guerrouj did beat Bekele in this race, but they were running slow until the final stages in the race. If they all went out for a fast time, Bekele would have probably beaten El Guerrouj. Bekele's best time in the 5000m is 12:37.
chuckmanofgod 2 years ago
if you know anything about sports you would know that you cant judge like that... a gran prix is something totally different than the olympics
fraka899 2 years ago
Don't make the assumption that I don't know anything about sports. I understand that it depends on what type of track meet it is. I knew this race was more competitive between people than for a fast time. Just like when El Guerrouj beat Lagat in the 1500m 2004 Olympics with a time of around 3:34. Even though that was 8 seconds from his PR/WR, it was one of the most important races he ran since it was the Olympics and he never won an Olympic Gold before that.
chuckmanofgod 2 years ago
races at the Olympics are always full of tactics and strategy... there are many great athletes that never won any medal.. It's not very often to see a fast race at any great tournament, nobody is insane to run as fast as he can to break the record when you have so much emotions and other shit.. He never won before that, but he got 2 2004, and a gold medal in front of kenenisa at his race is just enough for me to to have El Guerrouj as my favourite ever..
fraka899 2 years ago
Bekele has never beaten El Guerrouj.
El G has beaten Bekele twice over the 5k once atht eh Paris World Championships in '03 and Athens Olympics in '04.
That is the long and short of it.
Hicham is a 12.50 5k runner, a 3.26.00 1,500m runner and a 3.43 Mile runner.
There you have it; endurance and insane speed.
SonNative 2 years ago 7
bekele has beated el guerroul before, gets ur farts right
MichealWeather 2 years ago
Get your farts right? What, should I say lrl now?
delewareboy 2 years ago