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Since Atlanta in 1996, only two clouds have loomed between El Guerrouj and 1,500-m gold. The first is that he might repeat Atlanta. There, just as he was planning to 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...
...majority of the Knesset voting against Barak at last count, the Israeli leader's ability to deliver is considerably diminished - and the experience of having to negotiate with Benjamin Netanyahu in implementing a deal struck by his predecessor will be one the Palestinians won't be looking to repeat. So it may suit both sides now to simply continue making piecemeal agreements rather than trying to conclude a final deal, even if that leaves high and dry a U.S. president who's invested so much of his time and energy to this quest. The President used his swan song appearance...
...China is one of five finalists bidding to host the 2008 Olympics and a repeat of its doping-scandal past could tarnish its chances of getting the Games. "My guess is that China wanted to make very, very sure that there will be no positive tests at Sydney," Nils Lindstedt, chief China representative for the anti-doping group, International Doping Tests and Management, told TIME Asia. "They can't afford any more bad press...
...even with such innovation, the U.S. women are unlikely to repeat as Olympic champions, although they do have a good chance of getting onto the podium. Ray's team is a mix of the old and the new; in addition to Dawes, Amy Chow, another '96er, earned a place on the squad; they will be joined by two-time national champion Kristen Maloney, 19; Jamie Dantzscher, 18; and Morgan White...
...worked, and Johnson is ready to defend an Olympic title that he won in 1996 by blowing away the 400 field. Expect a repeat, says Craig Masback, head of USA Track & Field: "If Michael's healthy, the 400's not a contested event. The only question is whether Michael feels a need to, or has an interest in, setting a record...