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His sporting career is marked by numerous recognitions such as the award to [[Humanitarianism|humanitarian effort]] from [[IAAF|the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)]], which he received in 1996. He is also a [[List of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors|UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador]]. El Guerrouj was named best athlete of the year by the [[IAAF]] in [[2001]] and [[2002]] after remaining unbeaten in more than 20 races and thus becoming the first man to win [[athlete|athlete of the year]] titles in consecutive years. Also, in [[2002]], he was chosen, together with the [[United Kingdom|British]] athlete [[Paula Radcliffe]], best [[athlete|athlete of the year]] by the prestigious athletics journal ''[[Track and Field News]]''. In [[2003]], he was also top of the world [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]] list and was elected as a member of the IAAF Athletes Committee.
On [[September 7]], [[2004]], Hicham El Guerrouj was decorated with the "Cordon de Commandeur" by [[Mohammed VI of Morocco|King Mohammed VI of Morocco]]. In the same year, he was awarded the [[Prince of Asturias Awards]]. <ref>[http://www.fundacionprincipedeasturias.org/ing/13/antiguos/boletin_15/noticias/noticia86.html ''Thousands of asturian children of all ages to join Hicham El Guerrouj in a race for peace''] - fundacionprincipedeasturias.org</ref>
He is a member of the [[List of members of the International Olympic Committee|International Olympic Committee Athletes's Commission]].
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