COLUMBIA — Many spectators at this year's Missouri Grand Prix came to cheer on their favorite Olympians. However, MU grad student Moones Mellouli had a special reason to go see the Olympians. Mellouli had the chance to support his younger brother Ous Mellouli, who took home the gold in the 1,500 freestyle at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Brothers reunite at Missouri Grand Prix
Monday, February 16, 2009 | 8:19 p.m. CST;
updated 1:25 a.m. CST, Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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