The first words Hicham El Guerrouj uttered as he left the scene of his 1500 metres defeat in Sydney's Olympic Stadium last September can now be revealed - 'I am finished with running,' he said.
Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj holds the current record at 3:43.13. In the space of 50 years, the record has been reduced by almost 17 seconds, something no-one would've ever thought possible back in ...