Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I puta tuatahi a Mekhissi-Benabbad hei kaitakaro rangatahi i te 2004, i rere i te 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, i reira ia i te 61 i te whakataetae rangatahi, i te 2004 World Junior Championships i reira i whakakorea ai ia i nga wera o te 3000 m steeplechase. I oma ia i te whakataetae 1500 mita i te
Ko te 2006 European Cup, i mutu ai ia i te tuawaru. I tohu a Mekhissi-Benabbad i a France i te Ipu o te Ao IAAF 2006, engari i eke ia ki te tuawaru i te huihuinga 1500 m.