from London Marathon press office:
World Record Holder Khalid Khannouchi has been forced to withdraw from the
Flora London Marathon, it was announced today.
The US-Moroccan has been suffering from Acute Purulent Tonsillitis for three
weeks and is undergoing treatment at home in the States: I'm
vented him from running in the WC for
the US this year and in 2003.
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From: R.T. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 10:47 PM
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Subject: Re: t-and-f: Khannouchi Out Of London??
Wait a min
, February 15, 2001 10:26 AM
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Subject: RE: t-and-f: Khannouchi Out Of London??
KK is a millionaire ... when you run 2:08, 2:05, 2:08, 2:07 in the marathon
and run several high profile road races a year ... you have plenty of money
to eat. Believe it.
He may not have enough money
Which race do you think will be the better marathon this year, London or
the World Champs? Even with Khannouchi out, London may have the greatest
field in history. The World Champs 42K just isn't as important as it was
when the Worlds were every 4 years.
Maybe not, but it would be if it had the
In a message dated 02/14/2001 8:15:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
. If everyone thought
like Khannouchi, the worlds would be more competitive than any other race
Yes, if everyone thought like KK then how many marathoners would have been in
the Olympics? I guess we can
Wait a minute, if my recollection is correct, at the declaration
deadline for last year's London race, KK's advisor's were telling
him that the chances of getting his citizenship before the Trials
deadline were slim.
So it boiled down to:
1. Skip London on the 5% chance that the citizenship came
In a message dated Thu, 8 Feb 2001 1:27:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, Steve Vaitones
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What a novel concept for an American distance runner; picking an important
race well ahead of time and focusing on the opportunity to win a (gold?)
medal instead of running a race
...And Boston may have the best "Kenyan Marathon" in history
Cheers,
Larry
Read this this morning. Could'nt he recover in time for the Champs much
later in the year?
Bob
http://sports.yahoo.com/m/sa/news/reuters/20010208/reu-khannouchi.html
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Khalid Khannouch has reportedly withdrawn from the April 22 London Marathon
so that he can focus on the World Championships race in August
A statement from race organizers explained: "Both he and his coach and
wife, Sandra Khannouchi, believe it is best for him to concentrate solely on
the
"B. Kunnath" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Subject: t-and-f: Khannouchi Out Of London??
Read this this morning. Could'nt he recover in time for the Champs much
later in the year?
Bob
What a novel concept for an American distance runner; picking an important
On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Adam G Beaver wrote:
Even if American audiences know that he is an adopted foreigner, there is
nothing like seeing the home colours come first to rejuvenate interest in a
sport. Khannouchi's times and places at London may be little more than a
temporary cover for poor
Even if American audiences know that he is an adopted foreigner, there is nothing
like seeing the home colours come first to rejuvenate interest in a
sport.
Just like Mark Plaatjes in '93. Remember the telephone call from the White House. The
parade down Broadway and the SNL appearance?
As
Even if American audiences know that he is an adopted foreigner, there is
nothing like seeing the home colours come first to rejuvenate interest in
a
sport. Khannouchi's times and places at London may be little more than a
temporary cover for poor American showings, but if he were to win the
"Khalid Khannouchi has reportedly withdrawn from the April 22 London
Marathon so that he can focus on the World Championships race in August."
It occurs to me that Khannouchi is in a very exciting position, and may be
calculating to take advantage of it. Though many astute listmembers have
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