1. After the race, to wild cheering, El Guerrouj ran a victory lap, waving a Moroccan flag. 2. The United Nations also yielded to a Moroccan demand to fly Moroccan flags over the U.N. buildings. 3. Wednesday night, el-Guerrouj wrapped himself in a Moroccan flag as if it were a cape. 4. After his lap of honor and after he was literally wrapped in the Moroccan flag, exhaustion finally was his part. 5. El Guerrouj, who ran a victory lap waving a Moroccan flag, dedicated the victory to his family and King Hassan II of Morocco. 6. El Guerrouj ran a parade lap waving a Moroccan flag after setting the world mark, to the cheers of the crowd. 7. El Guerrouj, wearing the red Moroccan flag wrapped around his waist and wiping back tears, was very emotional after beating his great rival. 8. He got some encouragement from a small group of Moroccans who followed him around the course, waving the Moroccan flag and cheering him on. 9. He rose and punched his arms in the air, then toured the track while wrapped in a Moroccan flag. 10. Mohammed VI met with local leaders and exulted in the cheers of crowds waving Moroccan flags. |