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...does have water, in which American Michael Phelps will try to rekindle memories of Mark Spitz. And unlike Montreal's unfinished structure, the Athens Olympic stadium does, as of June, have a roof, though seats are another issue. No matter: the track is down, and on Aug. 24, Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj, perhaps the greatest middle-distance runner of all time, will chase the 1,500-m gold medal that keeps eluding him. In the nearby Indoor Hall, tiny Brazilian gymnast Daiane dos Santos will spring all 4-ft. 7-in. of herself into impossible flips and twists...
...athletes who seem near unbeatable. Maria Mutola of Mozambique is undefeated this year at 800 m. Mexican 400-m runner Ana Guevara hasn't lost since August 2001. Felix Sánchez of the Dominican Republic has won his last 22 races in the 400-m hurdles. And Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj, the three-time defending champion at 1,500 m, feels so good at that distance, he says, that "my goals are to win the 1,500 m and take a medal in the 5,000 m." He'd be the first ever to do the medal double...
...athletes ran off with 24 medals at the World Championships in Edmonton. The men took every distance race from 1,500 m up while the continent's women notched victories at 400 m, 800 m, 10,000 m, 400-m hurdles and the high jump. Outstanding was Morocco's Hicham el Guerrouj, who claimed his 51st win in 53 finals...
Another man who should know said of El Guerrouj last month, "The main thought I have about Hicham is his economy of movement, the way in which he is able to move his legs without any hint of strain or overstriding." The expert in question is Bannister, now 71. A meeting with him was one of the enticements for El Guerrouj to run at a meet in London. (Yes, of course he won. He hasn't been beaten over the 1,500 m or the mile since...
...pass the great Morceli on the last lap, the Algerian's heel and his own knee met. El Guerrouj crashed to the track, and then staggered home last. He beat Morceli in Milan only a month later, but "l'accident" is a ghost that he must exorcise in Sydney. "Hicham needs that medal," says a member of the Moroccan track federation. "He can't miss this. Psychologically, it would be the end of his career...