Moroccan athlete Soufiane Bakhali finished third in the 3,000m steeplechase event on Saturday, October 5, with a time of 8:03.76, thus offering Morocco the bronze medal, the first, at the Doha World Championships.
After the 800m final, the 28-year-old Moroccan athlete Rababe Arafi, for the second consecutive week, has qualified for the 1500m final, to be held this Saturday, October 5, as part of the World Athletics Championships taking place from September 27 to October 6 in Doha.
Moroccan athletes are fed up with the multiplication of doping controls, which, for most of them, they feel are targeted at them, unlike other athletes.
17 athletes, including 4 women, will defend the colors of Morocco at the 17th edition of the World Athletics Championships, which is being held in Doha from September 27 to October 6.
The Council of Ministers last Friday granted "express" naturalization to Ansu Fati, the new football prodigy playing for FC Barcelona, who is only 16 years old. The young Barça player, born in 2002 in Guinea-Bissau, can now be selected to play in the U-17 World Cup for Spain. Meanwhile, Moha Bakkali, the athlete of Moroccan origin, has been waiting for 16 years to become Spanish.
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) recorded, on Wednesday, September 25, the entry of a newly elected member of the Council, Nawal El Moutawakel. This choice made on the former Moroccan champion is only justice for her activism and her dedication to the cause of this discipline.
Jaouad Tougane is back against the wall. The regional marathon champion admits he uses heroin and asks for help to stop stealing and using this drug. In short, the former Moroccan athlete is asking for a second chance.
On November 8, 2018, Reda Jaafar, an athlete licensed to Amiens UC, tested positive for EPO, while he had stopped running, after being assaulted. The runner, through several publications, has protested against the accusations which, for him, are likely to tarnish his image.
Jaouad Tougane, regional champion of the Valencia marathon in 2018, is going through turmoil. From glory to repeated theft, the athlete, who lives on the street, is now trying to pay off his debts.
South African Caster Semenya is angry with the authorities in charge of athletics in Morocco. Already engaged in a legal battle against the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) over the hyperandrogenism regulations, she accused, last Saturday, the Moroccan Federation of having deliberately prevented her from participating in the 800m of the "Diamond League" meeting in Rabat.
Moroccan athlete Rababe Arafi has just made headlines again. Indeed, last Saturday, during the second stage of the Diamond League in Shanghai, she won the 1500m, and in the most beautiful way.
Clémence Calvin is the European vice-champion in the marathon. While training in the Ifrane region of Morocco, she was subjected to a surprise anti-doping test by the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD). And she is said to have slipped away to avoid it.