Things are very different in north Africa. "I met her the traditional way," says the 28-year-old El Guerrouj, a devout Muslim. "My family found her for me. Lots of women wanted to marry me and I had had lots of relationships which didn't work. But this is different. I feel reborn, revitalised. This is serious."
News that Morocco's most eligible bachelor is off the market is sure to be greeted by mass heartbreak in his homeland. The young student now engaged to the man who has redefined middle-distance running - and, in the process, earned millions for winning major titles and breaking a series of world records over 1500 metres and the mile - is named Najwa and, says El Guerrouj: "I've known her for three months and we are going to get married after the Athens Olympics next year."
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bij Hicham gaat alles snel! na 3 maanden al beslissen om te gaan trouwen...