 Rambai muchinyora ndima iyi - Akasvika pedyo nekukunda menduru pa2004 World Indoor Championships asi akakundikana mushure mekunge ave wechina mumamita 800 kumashure kweBrazil Osmar dos Santos. Akavandudza zvaaiita kusvika pa1:43.68 pamusangano weWeltklasse Zürich pamberi peMitambo yeOlympic ya2004. Haana kuvaka pane iyi fomu paOlympic yake yekutanga, zvisinei, sezvo akabviswa mumutambo wake wekupedzisira uye akapedza panzvimbo yechinomwe. Laâlou akakwanisa kupinda mu2004 IAAF World Athletics Finalasi zvakare akapedza ari wechinomwe. Akavhara mwaka wake nepamusoro apo akasvika padanho kaviri pa2004 Pan Arab Games mwedzi wakatevera, achikunda menduru yebronze pamamita mazana masere uye achisimbisa kumba timu yeMoroccan 4 × 400 metres relay kune menduru yesirivheri kuseri kweSaudi Arabia. 