Golden Gala - Roma Results (El Guerouj is beaten)

[AnTiGoNish]

"UNBELIEVABLE!!! Hicham El Guerrouj is beaten for the first time since the Sydney Olympic Games final!!! He drifts back into about 8th place, not seeming to even care to fight for victory!!!"

"Ramzi Rashid of Bahrain is the shock winner in a very fast time of 3:30.26. This is an historic day, for it's the first time that El Guerrouj is beaten (apart from the Olympics) since 1997 in the 1500m!!!"

eurosport.com

In a post race interview he complains about getting elbowed numerous times and dirty tacticts used by his competitors.

Full results can be found here www.iaaf.org/GLE04/results/eventCode=3183/index.html

[Cal]

What is more impressive is that Nick Willis ran 3:32.68. I guess he finally has his A-Standard and Warhurst has someone who could break the Collegiate record in maybe every distance from 1500-5000m.
Also Sully is rounding nicely into form with a 3:34.43. I think he is peaking at the right time. Finally, Nate got B-standard and with good weather the men's 800m could see a National Record.

[AnTiGoNish]

Pos Athlete Nat Mark

1 Ramzi Rashid BRN 3:30.25
2 Lagat Bernard KEN 3:30.81
3 Baala Mehdi FRA 3:31.25
4 Songok Isaac Kiprono KEN 3:31.94
5 Silva Rui POR 3:32.13
6 Kipchirchir Alex KEN 3:32.35
7 East Michael GBR 3:32.37
8 El Guerrouj Hicham MAR 3:32.64
9 Willis Nicholas NZL 3:32.68
10 Yemmouni Mounir FRA 3:32.97
11 Liefers Gert-Jan NED 3:33.87
12 Sullivan Kevin CAN 3:34.43
13 Higuero Juan Carlos ESP 3:34.48
14 Shabunin Vyacheslav RUS 3:35.50
15 Selmouni Anis MAR 3:37.36
16 Korir Paul KEN 3:37.69

[PM]

Women's 1500m:

Elmore Malindi CAN 4:02.64

www.iaaf.org/GLE04/results/eventCode=3183/gender=W/discipline=1500/index.html

[SI]

PM said:

Elmore Malindi CAN 4:02.64

She just got her ticket punched.