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	SAIF SAEED SHAHEEN : Encyclopedia Entry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Saif Saaeef Shaheen was born and raised in Kenya, showing athletic ability from a young age.
		Shaheen himself felt the repercussions of the defection, as he was barred from competing in the 2004 Olympic Games.
		Shaheen's move is a prominent example of increasing globalization in athletics.
	www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Saif_Saeed_Shaheen (560 words)

	IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - World Cross Country Championships 2005 - News
		Shaheen avoided a mid-race disaster when he fell shortly before the bell and won by four seconds over last year's Cinque Mulini champion Boniface Kiprop from Uganda and the Italian marathon running hero Stefano Baldini who became the first Italian since Gennaro Di Napoli in 1996 to reach the podium in the Cinque Mulini.
		Shaheen's winning position seemed to be under threat as he dramatically slowed down but he found just enough strength to recover from the accident to hold on to the victory with a four-second gap over Kiprop.
		Shaheen crossed the finish-line in 29:40 for the 10km course.
	www.iaaf.org /WXC05/news/Kind=2/newsId=28444.html (1201 words)

	Shaheen holds off Kenyan cousins
		Shaheen, formerly Stephen Cherono of Kenya, took the pace with 600m to go but immediately slowed down after Kemboi responded to his move.
		Shaheen is also the world record holder (7:53.63) that he set in Brussels last year and also holds the leading time this year (7:56.34) in steeplechase.
		Shaheen, who was prevented from competing in last year’s Olympics by his previous country Kenya, extended his unbeaten run to 22 races.
	www.eastandard.net /archives/cl/print/news.php?articleid=27124 (595 words)

	Isinbayeva shatters world record
		Saif Saeed Shaheen of Qatar shattered the world steeplechase record at the Golden League meeting on Friday to ease the disappointment of being banned from the Olympics by his former federation Kenya.
		Formerly known as Stephen Cherono, Shaheen was 40 metres ahead at the bell and completed the last lap in 63 seconds to better the world mark of 7:55.28 set by Brahim Boulami of Morocco at the same meeting in 2001.
		Shaheen, who was issued with a Qatari passport last year, has been unbeaten for almost two years and won the 2003 world title in Paris.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2004/sep/04ath.htm (690 words)

	IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF.org - News
		Manila - Saif Saeed Shaheen, making his Asian debut for his adopted country, Qatar, was humbled by Asian Games champion Rashid Ramzi in the 1500 metres on the second day of the 15th Asian Athletics Championships here today.
		The Qataris were perplexed that Shaheen could have made such an elementary mistake as slowing down into 80 metres of the final lap.
		Shaheen could only respond to the challenge by Kobayashi on the back straight after Ramzi joined him, but could do very little when the latter sped past him.
	www.iaaf.org /news/newsId=23270,printer.html (958 words)

	Headlines \| Qatar’s Shaheen recounts ordeal at airport cells (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Shaheen, who is now a citizen of Qatar, had just checked in from Athens, where he won two gold medals (3000m S/C and 5000m) in the IAAF World Cup.
		Shaheen confirmed he was arrested on Tuesday at 6.25pm for being in possession of ‘a pupil’s visa’.
		Shaheen said everybody got interested and all of a sudden, he became the centre of focus.
	www.eastandard.net /hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143958537 (611 words)

	Taipei Times - archives
		Saif Saeed Shaheen, who left his native Kenya to run for Qatar, gave his new nation its first World Championship gold medal Tuesday when he held off a strong challenge from a former teammate to win the 3,000m steeplechase.
		Shaheen finished in a relatively slow 8 minutes 04.39 seconds, regaining the lead from Ezekiel Kemboi of Kenya in the finishing straight.
		Shaheen used to be known as Stephen Cherono before he left his homeland.
	www.taipeitimes.com /News/sport/archives/2003/08/28/2003065630/print (884 words)

	Runner's & Triathlete's Web Athletics: Illness Forces Shaheen To Withdraw From Stuttgart ...
		Saif Saeed Shaheen of Qatar, the two-time world champion in the steeplechase, has been forced to withdraw from Saturday's Sparkassen Cup meeting in Stuttgart due to a stomach bug, according to his manager, Ricky Simms.
		Shaheen, the world record holder in the 3000m steeplechase, opened his 2006 season with a strong runner-up finish to Kenenisa Bekele over a 9.2 km course at the Visit Scotland Great Edinburgh Cross Country on January 14.
		Shaheen is planning to contest both the World Indoor Championships next month and the World Cross Country Championships in early April.
	www.runnersweb.com /running/news/rw_news_20060202_RRW_Shaheen.html (288 words)

	Gulf Times â€“ Qatarâ€™s top-selling English daily newspaper - Sport
		Shaheen, who earlier represented his native Kenya as Stephen Cherono, was a sure bet for the gold in the 3,000m steeplechase and keen to showcase his skills in front of home fans at the Khalifa Stadium as he had told Gulf Times in an exclusive interview in November.
		At that time Shaheen was hopeful of a total recovery from the injury he suffered at the end of the 2006 track and field season, but the latest development means he would be only watching the Asian Games from the sidelines.
		Shaheen was not permitted by International Olympic Committee rules to represent Qatar at the Athens Summer Games in 2004, but later that year set a new steeplechase record of 7:53.63 in Brussels.
	www.gulf-times.com /site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=120319&version=1&template_id=49&parent_id=29 (1428 words)

	::Welcome to Qatar Association of Athletic Fedration
		For the local fans there is something to cheer about as Qatar's world champion Saif Saeed Shaheen will be seen in action in a the 2000 metres steeplechase.
		Shaheen yesterday promised that he would go for a record in front of his home fans.
		Shaheen said since he had to train often in high-altitude centres he spent most of his time outside Qatar, but on Friday he wanted to give something back to his home country by setting a new record in his race.
	www.qatarathletic.com /news/grandprixpreview.htm (753 words)

	Saif Saaeed Shaheen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has also raised concerns about athletes moving between countries, stating that, "What is bad is countries or organizations wanting to buy athletes just for the money".
		This rule may be waived where the athlete and the governing athletics bodies from the two countries involved are willing to forego the penalty.
		The case of Stephen Cherono is not the first to see athletes switching nationality, political reasoning such as with Zola Budd or marriage or emigration such as with Wilson Kipketer have previously been seen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saif_Saeed_Shaheen (562 words)

	Qatar imports athletes for games \| The Bryan-College Station Eagle
		Weightlifter Saif Saeed Asaad, formerly known as Angel Popov, won the second bronze medal for Qatar at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
		And Saif Saeed Shaheen, the world record holder in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, withdrew because of an Achilles tendon injury.
		Shaheen was born in Kenya but has won two world championship titles for Qatar.
	www.theeagle.com /stories/121006/world_20061210035.php (644 words)

	News - Shaheen does the double
		Shaheen the amazing does it again: Qatar’s Saif Saeed Shaheen yesterday, Sunday 17 September, registered another victory in the 10th IAAF World Cup in Athens, Greece.
		Shaheen, who ran a final lap of 57.1, crossed the line slightly ahead of the Kenyan, clocking 8:19.09 against Koech’s 8:19.37.
		Considering that Shaheen had run the 5000m barely 24 hours earlier, his achievement in beating Koech is remarkable; the Kenyan was the fresher of the two men.
	doha-2006.com /gis/menuroot/news/article2dff.html?flag=1&pagenum=6&id=351 (464 words)

	SI.com - More Sports - World champ out of Asian steeplechase - Friday September 19, 2003 6:07PM
		MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- World champion Saif Saeed Shaheen says he won't contest the 3,000-meters steeplechase at the Asian Athletics champions this weekend because he wants a break from the event.
		Shaheen, who will turn 21 on Oct. 15, won gold in the 3,000 steeplechase at the world championships in Paris last month and set a season-best time of 7 minutes, 57.38 seconds at the World Athletics Finals last week.
		Shaheen, who is aiming for gold in the steeplechase in the 2004 Athens Olympics, said his change of program in Manila was a small deviation that would give his competition a chance.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2003/more/09/19/bc.as.spt.ath.shaheen.ap (302 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Africa \| Kenyan anger at Qatar 'defector'
		Saif Saeed Shaheen of Qatar, who used to be known as Stephen Cherono of Kenya, won a gold medal in the 3,000m steeplechase at the world championships in Paris on Tuesday evening, narrowly beating his former team-mate Ezekiel Kemboi into second place.
		For changing his nationality, and winning the steeplechase Saif Saeed Shaheen is reported to be receiving $1m and payments of $1,000 a month for life.
		It also appears that Kenya agreed to Shaheen's emigration in return for a new athletics stadium at the training area of Eldoret in the mountains overlooking the Rift Valley, the area that produces many of Kenya's hugely talented runners.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/africa/3184969.stm (498 words)

	Uta Pippig \| Take The Magic Step™
		Ezekiel Kemboi was beaten by Saif Saeed Shaheen, running in the colours of Qatar after the strangest race in the history of the World Championships.
		Yet both men come from Kenya and Shaheen had already made a name for himself as a top runner and is the brother of Christopher Kosgei, the 1999 World steeplechase champion.
		Kemboi and Saif Saeed Shaheen, who won the Commonwealth title two years ago as Stephen Cherono, are classic examples.
	www.uta-pippig.com /site/85-0-news.html?nid=65 (612 words)

	Sunday Nation on the Web
		But today, Saif Saeed Shaheen (previously Stephen Cherono) and Abraham Cherono have been brought together but, as fate has it, each must prove to be better that the other in a fair and close fight.
		Shaheen is attracting a lot of attention here, too much for his comfort at the Internationale Universtite de Paris, the picturesque games village, home to 2,000 athletes, as he strolls between modern and classical buildings.
		Shaheen was subject of discussion during the IAAF Congress on Tuesday when his motive of changing citizenship was questioned by some members after he told the media last week that he decided to change affiliation because he was promised Sh75,000 a month for life.
	www.nationaudio.com /News/DailyNation/24082003/Sports/Sports240820035.html (727 words)

	ESPN.com: OLY - What's up with Shaheen now?
		I keep expecting to see Saif Saeed Shaheen listed on eBay.The former Kenyan star known as Stephen Cherono, now world champion in the steeple for Qatar, ruffled a lot of feathers with his admitted financial decision to switch countries.
		On day two of the meet, held in Manila, Philippines, Shaheen ran to a silver medal in the 1,500, an event he had been strongly favored to win.
		Shaheen hasn't spoken to the press since the race, but observers are mystified, and have mentioned the possibility that he threw the race.
	espn.go.com /oly/columns/hollobaugh/1622029.html (483 words)

	Shaheen withdraws from Asian Games with injury
		Shaheen was expected to win his favoured event, the 3000m steeplechase, given the fact that he is the world champion and world record holder over the distance.
		Shaheen had run somewhat sparingly this year, so determined was he to be fresh for the Asian Games said Simms, but despite Qatar Association of Athletic Federation arranging for the best medical treatment available, his dreams have now been shattered.
		Instead, Shaheen, who became the first-ever to win both the 300m steeplechase and 5000m double at the 10th International Association of Athletics Federation World Cup in Athens, Greece back in September, will have to follow the event as an observer.
	news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Sports/20061202/524966.html (337 words)

	Qatar's world steeple champ arriving Tuesday - Sept. 16, 2003
		QATAR athletes, led by world steeple-chase champion Saif Saeed Shaheen, and powerhouse China hit town Tuesday hoping to put in more training time for the Asian Amateur Athletics championship set Sept. 20-23 at the track and field stadium of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila.
		Shaheen is easily the biggest attraction in the 44-nation field following his steeplechase victory in the world championship in Paris last month.
		Formerly known as Stephen Ceruno, Shaheen left Kenya to compete for Qatar lured by a 1,000-dollar monthly incentive for life.
	www.inq7.net /spo/2003/sep/16/spo_2-1.htm (366 words)

	ESPN.com - Devers eliminated in 100 hurdles
		In one of the strangest races of the world meet, Kenyan-born Saif Saeed Shaheen won the gold medal for Qatar in the steeplechase -- defeating his brother and other former compatriots.
		Shaheen, who changed his citizenship this summer, ended a Kenyan victory streak of 12 years in the event.
		Other winners Tuesday were Maria Mutola of Mozambique, who won her third 800 world title; Tatyana Lebedeva of Russia in the women's triple jump, and Virgilius Alekna of Lithuania in the men's discus.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1603566&type=news (454 words)

	Powell wins third straight 100-metre race - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		In the B race of the 400m hurdles, Dean Griffiths of Jamaica ran 49.03 seconds for third place, two places ahead of compatriot and national champion Danny McFarlane, 49.12 seconds.
		Shaheen had said he was hoping to break the world steeplechase record instead of competing at the Olympics.
		Shaheen changed his nationality from Kenyan to Qatari only a year ago.
	jamaicaobserver.com /sports/html/20040806T210000-0500_64103_OBS_POWELL_WINS_THIRD_STRAIGHT_____METRE_RACE.asp (819 words)

	Why I worship the steeplechase. - By Jeremy Derfner - Slate Magazine
		Boulami's not competing in the Olympics due to a two-year doping suspension.
		Qatar's Shaheen has been kept out of the games as well.
		In a particularly ugly episode of revenge, the Kenyan bosses also kicked Shaheen's brother Abraham off their Olympic team despite his third-place finish at the national trials.
	www.slate.com /id/2105558 (760 words)

	Qatar lures Kenyan duo with cash
		Shaheen was a Qatari citizen for a mere eight days when he posted the world's fastest time this year in the 3,000-metre steeplechase last Friday in Zurich.
		Shaheen and Hassan appear to be taking the move in stride.
		If Shaheen is going to capture gold for his new country, he'll need to defeat his brother Abraham Cherono, who is representing Kenya in Paris.
	www.cbc.ca /sports/story/2003/08/21/worldtrack030821.html (1269 words)

	Humiliation for Shaheen as China dominate -DAWN - Sport; September 24, 2003
		MANILA, Sept 23: Qatari world champion Saif Saeed Shaheen was humiliated twice as China went on a final day gold rush to emerge top overall at the Asian athletics championships here on Tuesday.
		Abdulrahman Amri Abdelaziz ambushed his Qatari compatriot Shaheen, the world 3,000-metre steeplechase champion, on the last straight to flash home in 13 minutes 58.89 seconds in the men’s 5,000 metres final, beating his Kenyan-born countryman by three hundredths of a second.
		Shaheen had also elected not to run his favourite steeplechase discipline that was eventually won by compatriot Khamis Abdulla.
	www.dawn.com /2003/09/24/spt1.htm (579 words)

	Sport \| Kenyan turns into a Qatar hero
		A couple of weeks ago Saif Saeed Shaheen was still known as Stephen Cherono, and it was as Stephen that he was greeted by his elder brother Abraham on the start line here.
		Abraham Cherono, Shaheen's brother, joined them on lap two, but a lap later Saifeldin dropped away and left Shaheen to his own devices.
		Ezekiel Kemboi, another Kenyan, joined the attack, overtaking Shaheen on the sixth lap and sharing a game of cat and mouse for the final 800 metres as the two first allowed a pair of Spanish runners, Eliseo Martin and Luis Miguel Martin, to catch them, then moved away again to contest the last lap.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4741251-108365,00.html (871 words)

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