Leon Baptiste, the British coach who was thought to have disappeared after a trip to Morocco was in fact being held in prison in Marrakech. The former champion was sentenced for sexual assault of a minor and is serving an eight-month prison sentence.
French 1,500-meter champion in the 1990s, Hassane R. is now subject to an OQTF. Born in Morocco, he arrived in France as a child and was never granted French citizenship. This former elite athlete has just been placed in a detention center following another conviction.
British runner Josh Kerr ran the mile in 3 min 42 s 66 in London, erasing the world record set by Hicham El Guerrouj in 1999 . The Moroccan nevertheless retains his historic reference on 1,500 meters.
The National Agency for Public Equipment (ANEP) has officially launched a massive call for tenders for the restructuring of the Grand Stadium of Marrakech . This vast modernization project aims primarily to bring the infrastructure up to FIFA’s demanding standards.
British runner Mahamed Mahamed is preparing for the London Marathon in the midst of Ramadan. Based in Ifrane, he reconciles fasting and intensive night training, prioritizing his faith despite the demands of high-level sports.
The Grand Stadium of Marrakech will close its doors this week to begin a major restructuring ahead of the 2030 World Cup. The project includes removing the athletics track and increasing the venue’s capacity.
Spanish athlete of Moroccan origin Mohamed Katir has had his suspension for failures to comply with anti-doping controls extended until February 2028. While the runner hopes to return to the top for the Los Angeles Games, the falsification of evidence has sparked outrage among his peers.
Hicham El Guerrouj has held the world record since 1998, but this supremacy is wavering. Azeddine Habz , born in Morocco and the new French record holder, is attacking this legendary time, convinced that a second and a half is a distance that can be erased through hard work.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected the appeal of Mohamed Katir against the four-year suspension imposed on him by the World Athletics Federation (WA) for anti-doping rule violations. A major blow for the Spanish athlete of Moroccan origin who will not be able to participate in any competition before at least February 2028.
The world of Spanish athletics mourns the disappearance of Mohamed Mehdi Raiss Fakhroeddine, a Paralympic athlete of Moroccan origin who died this week in Morocco at the age of 33.
The former glory of Moroccan athletics, Saïd Aouita , has formally denied the rumors that he was in a situation of economic and social precariousness.
After winning three of the first seven races of the Golden Trail Series this year, including the one in Zegama-Aizkorri, Spain, Moroccan champion Elhousine Elazzaoui, the world’s best short-distance trailer, is in search of a new title.